Tank Farms

Typical Applications

Small and large scale tank farms
Related tank farm facilities like valve, pumping and monitoring stations
Lightning protection grounding systems to improve workplace safety
Cathodic protection systems to protect metal tanks and associated piping
Grounding systems to protect and ensure the proper operation of sensitive electronic control and monitoring systems

Risks and Opportunities

Explosion and fire due to insufficient lightning protection and other grounding systems
Personnel safety compromised by insufficient grounding systems
Corrosion of tank structures and associated piping due to galvanic and other electromagnetic activity or to insufficient or aged cathodic protection systems
Potential failure and corresponding downtime due to the electrical disruption of improperly grounded electronic control systems
False readings from sensitive electronic monitoring equipment due to electrical noise and EMF radiation that might affect critical and non-critical refinery processes
Desire to reduce operational, maintenance and inspection costs
Potential Solutions

Potential Solutions

Retrofit new, eco-friendly cathodic protection technology that has been approved by regulatory agencies to meet the stringent new environmental regulations
Update external tank farm grounding system to new cost-effective, long life systems engineered and deployed to protect personnel and tank infrastructure from potentially catastrophic lightning strikes

Next Steps

Take advantage of the new products and techniques developed to minimize the corrosion of metal infrastructure, while meeting stringent new environmental and safety standards in the oil and gas industry. Reduce your operational and maintenance costs with effective, long-life solutions. Review your options in the links below, then call or eMail SAE Inc. to discuss your specific tank protection requirements.

Cathodic Protection
Grounding & Electrical Protection
Lightning Protection
Engineering Services