scholarly journals Stability of fire barriers in tank farms in case of destruction of vertical tanks

2021 ◽  
Vol 263 ◽  
pp. 02045
Author(s):  
Dimitry Korolchenko ◽  
Younes Halloul
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Petroleum Products ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Executive Authority ◽  
Reinforced Earth ◽  
Steel Tank ◽  
Glass Type ◽  
Oil Tanks ◽  
Distinguishing Features

The issue of raising the level of safety of people, lands and property from potential threats in emergency situations in oil and gas storage and processing sites is particular concern to all levels of authority in countries, whether they are legal or executive authority. Study of the statistical data of incidents and fires at these equipment showed that the most negative effects for the damage to the company’s personnel, the population and the environment occurred during the quasi-instantaneous destruction of the vertical steel tank. The distinguishing features of such an accident are the complete loss of the integrity of the vertical oil tank hull and the release of all the liquid stored in the tank in the form of a powerful flow (breakout wave), which has a great destructive power, to the adjacent territory within a short term of time. The most important measures to reduce oil and petroleum products leakage in tank farms are reinforced earth dams and closed walls made of materials that are vulnerable to heat (important in the case of fire), Which led to many unsolvable cases. Recently, vertical steel tank with double walls of the “glass in a glass “type have been used in some oil tanks, in practice, they have not found wide application, which is due, first of all, it needs to allocate a significant territory for their arrangement, and its high cost.

scholarly journals MONITORING OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AT OIL AND GAS FACILITIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 93-99
Author(s):  
N.S. Pyatykh ◽  
◽  
A.V. Grechischev
Keyword(s):  
Satellite Images ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Petroleum Products ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Environmental Disaster ◽  
Paper Briefly ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Energy Company

The paper briefly presents a methodological approach to processing multi-zone satellite images of moderate spatial resolution. This approach allows detecting oil spill sites with sufficient reliability during rapid response and subsequent liquidation of the consequences of man-made emergencies at oil and gas facilities. The properties of modern, often used for monitoring territories, space remote sensing tools are analyzed in relation to the monitoring of man-made emergencies. The object of the study is the vicinity of the CHPP 3 of the Norilsk-Taimyr Energy Company, where a major accident occurred on May 29, 2020 – a tank with diesel fuel was depressurized at the facility – and as a result of the spill, more than 20 tons of fuel fell into the waters of the Daldykan and Ambarnaya rivers. This is one of the largest leaks of petroleum products in the Arctic zone in history, posing a threat to the ecosystem of the Arctic Ocean. Processing and subsequent analysis of satellite images of the territory of interest and surrounding objects were made during the research. According to satellite images, it became possible to assess the scale of the environmental disaster.

scholarly journals HSE in the Arctic: Forecasting of emergency situations at oil and gas facilities and emergency petroleum products’ spill response in Arctic climatic conditions

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-61
Author(s):  
Nikolay A. Makhutov ◽  
◽  
Aleksandr M. Bolshakov ◽  
Marina I. Zakharova ◽  
Yulia S. Glyazentsova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Petroleum Products ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Emergency Situations

scholarly journals NANOSTRUCTURES MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE THE FIRE RISK IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY: PERFORMANCE, FEATURES AND IMPLEMENTATION

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Aleksey V. Ivanov ◽  
Farid A. Dali ◽  
Grigoriy K. Ivakhnyuk ◽  
Igor L. Skripnick ◽  
Marina A. Simonova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Probability ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Fire Risk ◽  
Oil Production ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Petroleum Products ◽  
Multilayer Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Large Fires ◽  
And Storage

Oil and gas enterprises are characterized by an increased fire risk. There is high probability of  occurrence and spread of large fires when oil production and processing, transportation and storage of oil products occurs. There is high probability of large fires during the oil production, oil processing and during the transportation and storage of petroleum products. New materials created using nanotechnology principles are needed to improve the efficiency of fire prevention and extinguishing systems. The technology for controlling the properties and performance characteristics of nanofluids based on liquid hydrocarbons and water is based on the methods of functionalization and interaction of clusters of the base liquid and multilayer carbon nanotubes, methods for stabilizing nanofluids, for changing the thermophysical, rheological and electrostatic properties of substances and materials on their basis. The proposed technology makes it possible to create nanomaterials based on various scenarios for the development of emergency situations and to apply them to reduce fire risk at oil and gas facilities.

Methods for assessing territory pollution by oil or petroleum product spills

2020 ◽  
pp. 140-146
Author(s):  
S. I. Chelombitko ◽  
V. V. Piven
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Radiant Energy ◽  
Petroleum Products ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Oil And Gas Fields ◽  
Northern Regions ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Destructive Processes ◽  
Gas Fields

During the development of oil and gas fields and transportation of hydrocarbons, the ecology of regions is subject to various negative impacts. The most severe consequences for the environment are caused by accidental spills of oil or petroleum products, which occur due to through damage to pipelines. Polluted territories are subject to mandatory reclamation in accordance with government regulations and industry regulations. However, despite the measures taken by the administrations of the northern regions to increase the rate of reclamation of damaged territories in recent years, there has been a trend of growth of areas contaminated with hydrocarbons.Various remediation technologies that have been tested in warm and temperate climates are not very effective in regions with permafrost. Pollution of the daytime surface with oil or petroleum products leads to an increase in the absorption of the sun's radiant energy, the growth of the seasonal thaw layer and the development of destructive processes for the territory. To achieve a positive effect as a result of rehabilitation measures, it is necessary to take into account the individual characteristics of the territory and the extent of its pollution.

scholarly journals Impact of Operational Research on Performance Control of a Project in the Oil and Gas Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 320-326
Author(s):  
Ionut Nica
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Oil Industry ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Industrial Area ◽  
Petroleum Products ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Current Configuration ◽  
Extraction Refining

The explosive development of the human society in contrast to the limited character of resources determines the need for successful implementation of mathematic models in the decision-making process concerning the use of available resources. The oil industry includes a series of global processes such as mining, extraction, refining, transport (road, rail, ship and pipeline) and oil products. The products of this industry with the highest degree of utilization are gasoline and diesel but the portfolio is much broader, kerosene, bitumen, fuel and raw materials for other chemicals such as solvents, pesticides, fertilizers and materials plastic. The oil industry comprises three major areas: "upstream" extraction; refining - "midstream" and transportation and marketing of downstream products. In most cases refining is considered to be part of downstream, Oil and petroleum products are essential for many industries and their importance is vital in maintaining and developing the industrial area in the current configuration.

scholarly journals Justification of integrated environmental and economic assessment of the impact actions in the field of oil and gas extraction

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 25-30
Author(s):  
Oleksandr Matsenko ◽  
Olga Gramma
Keyword(s):  
Energy Security ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Economic Assessment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Petroleum Products ◽  
Primary Energy ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
The Impact

The aim of the welfare state, in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine is to ensure conditions for the growth of welfare of citizens. One of the major components in the well-being of civilized societies is to ensure that citizens and businesses the necessary energy. Energy development is the basis for enhancing the social and economic living standards of the population and competitiveness. The key to this goal should be a reliable, economically viable and environmentally sound needs of the population and the economy of energy products. It is important to identify the critical factors is a threat to the energy security of the national economy. The state of the energy sector of Ukraine is negatively affected by continued dependence on imports of Russian natural gas, petroleum products and fuel for power plants. Today such dependence on primary energy, including coal, has become a leverage to Ukraine on the part of the neighboring state. The loss of the fuel and energy complex, and areas for future development of hydrocarbon resources as a result of the annexation of the Crimea and the military operations in the east of the country, as well as the destruction of the oil and gas infrastructure in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, yielded additional new factors which significantly weakened the energy security of the country. Given the instability of strategic task for Ukraine, it is vital to achieve the highest possible level to ensure the economy’s own oil and gas resources, which, to a certain extent, will contribute to energy independence and savings of foreign exchange reserves of the country, as well as infrastructure development in the industry, tax revenues, creation of additional jobs.

scholarly journals Assessment of TPHs and PAHs in the Marine Sediment Relating to Oil and Gas Extraction activity on the western coastline of Qatar

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Abdulali Abdulla
Keyword(s):  
Marine Sediment ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Sediment Quality ◽  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Petroleum Products ◽  
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽  
Gas Extraction ◽  
Quality Guidelines ◽  
The Impact

Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs) and Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are priority pollutants which are known to be associated with petroleum products. They are released into the marine environment via accidental spillage, exploration and transportation. The present study aims to assess the impact of petroleum and gas extraction activities on the pollution of coastal marine sediment of the western coastline of Qatar. Sixty-six surface sediment samples were collected along the western coastal area. The concentration of organic hydrocarbons (TPHs and PAHs) were determined using GC-FID and GC-MS, respectively. Sediment characteristics including pH, temperature, TOC and particle size were also measured. The results indicated low concentrations of TPH (<0.001-0.246 μg/g dry weight sediment) and PAHs (<0.001-0.044 μg/g dry weight sediment). The concentrations for both organic pollutants were lower compared to the previous studies done within Qatar and in the Arabian Gulf and also indicated below the available permissible limit set by the Ministry of Municipality and Environment of Qatar and other sediment quality guidelines (SQGs) used worldwide (NOAA).

scholarly journals THE MATHEMATICAL MODELLING METHODS APPLYING TO ESTIMATE THE PIPELINES TECHNICAL STATE AND ENVIRONMENT SITUATION

2019 ◽  
pp. 97-103
Author(s):  
A. P. Oliinyk ◽  
G. V. Grigorchuk ◽  
R. M. Govdyak
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Equation System ◽  
Technical Condition ◽  
Original Method ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Navier Stokes Equation ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Impact

In the context of providing trouble-free operation of oil and gas pipelines and preventing possible negative impacts on the environment, the issues of constructing an integrated mathematical model for assessing the technical condition of pipelines and the impact of emergency situations on the state of the environment in the course of hydrocarbon leakage are considered. The model of the evaluation of the stress-strain state of the pipeline according to the data on the displacement of surface points for the above ground and underground sections is given by constructing the law of motion of the site by known displacements of a certain set of surface points using assumptions about the type of deformation of the sections and reproduction of the deformations and stresses tensors components   on the basis of different models of deformed solid body. The specified model does not require information on the whole complex of forces and loads acting on the investigated object during operation. The flow model has been refined in a pipeline with a violation of its tightness by recording a special type of boundary conditions for a Navier-Stokes equation system in a two-dimensional formulation and developing an original method for its solution on the basis of the finite difference method. In the article the stability conditions of the proposed numerical schemes on basis of the spectral sign of stability are presented. In order to assess possible negative impacts on the environment, a model of propagation of matter at its leakage from the pipeline was developed by solving two-dimensional diffusion equations taking into account the variables and different types of boundary conditions that take into account the number of sources of pollution and their intensity. The results of computations based on computational algorithms implemented by these models and graphic material illustrating these calculations are presented, peculiarities of distribution of harmful substances in the environment near the pipeline are analyzed. Directions of further researches for successful practical realization of the offered models are established.

Value Oriented Engineering Solutions for Business Continuity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Luis Delgado Rivera
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Electrical Equipment ◽  
Business Continuity ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
Safety And Reliability ◽  
Major Disruption

Abstract This paper presents a systemic approach using Engineering and analytics methods to avail the fastest and safest responses to recovering business operations after Abqaiq Plants major disruption after the 2019 September 14th incident. This new approach using value and agile engineering, risk management methodologies combined with the business continuity model suggested was successfully applied to recover Abqaiq Plants Operations after catastrophic events occurred. This paper pretends to serve as example about how the business continuity plan should response to a major emergency and how this planning activity could be effectively supported using a Value Oriented Engineering Solutions (VOES). This VOES approach is based on Business continuity framework and adapted for use during emergency situations to generate effective and urgent responses to recover one of the most strategical operations in the Oil and Gas Industry worldwide ahead of the last year significant disruption. VOES approach vastly implemented during Abqaiq Plants Restoration allowed a 100% functional recovery on 9 days, 5 days in advance to the most optimistic scenario. This paper shows a case study implemented for major instrumentation and electrical equipment activities performed in UA Spheroids plant, one of the most affected area and responsible to process the 100% of the Abqaiq Plants Oil Production rate. This paper pretends to contribute with the research and practice on business continuity management. Considering a particular approach to BCM, incorporating value-oriented engineering solutions in the developing of continuity plans; we apply model-based techniques to provide quality assurance in the elaboration process, and to automate the generation/update of a BCP. On the practical side, this study converts Operational, Maintenance, Safety and Reliability perspectives in a holistic view provided from Engineering solutions responsible to generate the guidelines for an agile, effective and realizable recovery plan.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document