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Tank Farm and Tank Terminal Safety and Integrity Management Training

Venue : Dubai
Start Date : 05/10/2025
End Date : 09/10/2025

Course Objectives:

• In-depth knowledge of operations & management of crude oil and product terminals
• Apply proper planning and scheduling techniques in storage & transfer systems
• Command the various planning and transfer requirements for terminals
• Develop good terminal management skills
• Apply safe practices and procedures during the various operations in terminals including oil spill contingency and emergency response plans
• Learn techniques on blending recipes for on specification products
• Understand the limitations of tank gauging methods and learn up to date new technologies and methodologies for accurate tank measurement
• Perform calculations for emissions discharges and dispersion with the aid of dedicated simulation software

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Marine Terminal Managers, Supervisors, and Superintendents
• Oil and Gas Refinery or Product Storage Facility Personnel
• Oil and Gas Operators and Engineers
• Facility Managers and Coordinators
• Process Engineers, Project Managers, Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Instrumentation / Control Engineers, Technical Staff
• Safety and Environmental Personnel
• Transfer Supervisors
• Oil and Gas Cargo Officials

PROGRAM OUTLINE:

• Crude Oil and Product Properties

• Review of Energy Production and Consumption
• Tank Farm Operations, Planning and Scheduling
• Physical, Chemical & Hazardous Properties of Stored Products
• Effects of Physical & Chemical Properties on Choice of Storage
• Safety and Risk
• Ignition Sources – Electrostatic charge  - NFPA 77
• Fire Detection, Firefighting & Protection

• Tank Types, Construction & Requirements for Stored Products

• Tank Farms Differences and Purpose
• Tank Design & Engineering considerations, API Codes & Standards
• Crude & Refined Product Storage
• LNG, LPG, CNG Storage
• Roof Types
• Fixed, Dome & Cone
• Floating Roof, Internal / External
• Suction Levels Fixed / Floating
• Estimation and Measurement of Tank Emissions and Losses

• Tank Terminal Operations

• Tank Farm Layout, Secondary Containment, Bund Walls
• Emergency Response, Handling Oil Spills
• Water Drainage Systems Network and Process Water Treatment
• Ship to Shore Transfers, Ship Loading and Discharge Process
• The of Bill of Lading, Custody Transfer and Administration
• Tank Gauging and Metering, Meter Proving, Stock Loss & Pipeline Transfer Loss
• Sampling and Quality Control – ISO 17025

• Terminal Management

• Comingled Stock & Unpumpables
• Terminal Inventory Control & Inter Tank Transfers
• Changing Tanks Service
• Tank Calibration / Recalibration
• Instrumentation, Flow and Level Measurement
• Spill and Overfill Control
• Level Alarms / Independent Level Alarms
• Product Blending and Product Failures

• International Regulations & Requirements for Oil & Gas Marine Terminals

• The Seveso III Directive
• ISGOTT - Required notifications in the event of a release
• Release Detection, Response, Reporting and Investigation
• Tank Cleaning
• Gas Freeing and Confined Entry
• API 653 Tank Inspection
• Tank Failure Causes and Prevention
• Settling
• Corrosion