In this report, contractor Bill Mott of Taku Engineering summarized the calculations and key assumptions (due to the limited available data) used in a previous report related to a 2022 incident. In that incident, vents on several of the terminal’s crude oil storage tanks were damaged due to excessive snow load and ice accumulation, and … Read more
In this report, Taku Engineering summarized their review of documents associated with the American Petroleum Institute (API) 653 Out-of-Service inspections of Crude Oil Storage Tank 2 at the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company (APSC) Valdez Marine Terminal (VMT). The intent was to identify opportunities for reducing the risks of a future leak associated with the VMT … Read more
This report summarizes a review of the procedures and reports for inspections conducted on tanks 7 and 94 at the Valdez Marine Terminal.
In March of 2022, snow accumulated on Alyeska Pipeline Service Company’s crude storage tanks at the Valdez Marine Terminal and damaged several of the tank pressure vacuum pallets (or vents). The vent damage caused a leak of crude oil vapor from inside the tanks. This report by Taku Engineering summarizes their independent investigation of the … Read more