Crude oil storage tank inspections

The crude oil storage tanks at the Valdez Marine Terminal can each hold up to 23 million gallons of crude oil.

The reports listed below review a critical aspect of the maintenance of the Valdez Marine Terminal: the maintenance of crude oil and ballast water storage tanks. Without good storage tank maintenance and corrosion mitigation, Alyeska would not be able to continue to safely operate the Valdez Marine Terminal without risk of an oil spill.

The Council the expertise of skilled engineers to review Alyeska’s internal inspection reports and provide recommendations to minimize the actual and potential environmental harm that could result from a tank leak.

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Crude Oil Storage Tank 8 Floor and Cathodic Protection System Design ReviewTaku Engineering, William MottJune 1, 2022This study reviewed preliminary design documents for the floor and CP system replacement as well as historical operating data for the VMT tank CP systems.
Crude Oil Storage Tank 8 Maintenance ReviewTaku Engineering, William MottMay 7, 2021This report summarizes a review of inspection and other maintenance documents of Tank 8, one of the large crude oil storage tanks at the Valdez Marine Terminal (VMT), looking for …
VMT Crude Oil Tank 12 Inspection ReviewHarvey Consulting, Susan HarveyJanuary 22, 2016This report summarizes a review of inspection of Tank 12, one of the large crude oil storage tanks at the Valdez Marine Terminal (VMT).
VMT Crude Oil Tank 14 Inspection ReviewHarvey Consulting, Susan HarveyMay 23, 2015This report summarizes a review of inspection of Tank 14, one of the large crude oil storage tanks at the Valdez Marine Terminal (VMT).
VMT Crude Oil Tank 13 Inspection ReviewHarvey Consulting, Susan HarveyMay 18, 2015This report summarizes the findings of the 196 page inspection report produced by APSC’s API 653 inspector, and compares the inspector’s findings to prior inspections in 1998 (out-of-service), 2004 (in-service, …
VMT Crude Oil Tank 5 Inspection ReviewHarvey Consulting, Susan HarveyJanuary 25, 2012This report summarizes a review of inspection of Tank 5, one of the large crude oil storage tanks at the Valdez Marine Terminal (VMT).
VMT Storage Tank Integrity InvestigationThe Hendrix GroupOctober 15, 2007This report analyzed alleged tank integrity issues for Valdez Marine Terminal (VMT) Tank Numbers 55 and 16.
VMT System Integrity IssuesHarvey Consulting, Susan HarveyJune 27, 2007This document is a series of reports on system integrity issues related to storage tanks 55, 5, 16, and 93 at the Valdez Marine Terminal.
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