OUR SCOPE OF WORK
& SERVICES

Tanknology SA Petroleum Solutions (Pty) Ltd has various core focus areas, with a number of supporting dimensions, functions and infrastructure. 

The core focus areas are:

VacuTect Testing

  • Biggest Tank testing brand in the world
  • Preferred supplier for Shell global
  • Third party accredited
  • Global contract with Chevron Global
  • 3 Year contract with Astron testing 223 sites annually.
  • Testing 400 sites plus a year
  • We pride ourselves on best reporting on sites we test
  • Testing Contract with Shell – 200 Sites

Tank Lining

  • Lining a tank is less intrusive, less destructive and less damage to the environment
  • A major advantage to tank lining is less down time of the UST.
  • The fact that lining is a far quicker process also means less exposure time for the technician and applicators of the lining.
  • This reduces risk, if done correctly.
  • A further advantage is that in cases where tank configuration needs to be changed this can be done concurrently as it offers the opportunity to install a new man way with the configuration needed.
  • Total sites lined over past 3 years – 25 sites
  • Oilcompanies – Totalenergy; BP SA; Astron Energy and Private Sites
  • SANS16961 is approved National Standard for Tank lining

Tank Safe Entry & Steel Thickness Testing

  • Approved  by Pragma /Shell 
  • Approved by Sasol Oil 
  • Accredited by  House of Safety
  • Successful completion of Shell Commercial and Aviation sites:
    • Standerton Depot
    • Skukuza Airport
    • Tweespruit Depo
    • PMC Mine Phalaborwa
  • Completed +/- 100 tanks  for several  other Oil Companies
  • Doing Wall Thickness Testing on all our Lining Sites

Tank Cleaning

  • Cleaning process of circulation and filtration of product
  • Sludge and water removal from tanks
  • Cleaning of empty tanks via safe tank entry procedure ensuring best results
  • Product upliftment of contaminated product
  • Contract with Shell

Pump & Tank Maintanence

  • Accredited UPP, KPS and Nupi pipe installers
  • Line done:
    • BKB Richmond Shell (Pragma)
    • Sebokeng Fuels – UPP
    • Ceres Shell
    • Shell Dealer Owned Sites
    • Total N12 all P&T work completed for stratification
    • Total River as part of stratification
    • All TOTAL sites where we do Stratification
    • Private Sites
  • General maintenance on sites
  • Canopy maintenance and painting
  • Contract with Sasol

Health & Safety

  • Company Culture – Compliant to HSSE highest standard
  • Qualified personnel dedicated to HSSE
  • House of Safety accredited
  • Personnel assists Oil companies with Safe Work  Practice Training

Fuel Insights ATG

  • Fuel Insights ITG (Intelligent Tank Gauge) LTE Sensor (FI-811)
  • Our Ultrasonic 4G NB-IoT/CAT-M1 is a flexible and configurable battery-operated liquid level sensor with an integrated cellular modem supporting GSM (2G), LTE-CAT M1 & NB-IoT network

APPLICATIONS:

  • Fuel -Diesel, Oil, Paraffin

  • Lubricants

  • Additives

  • DEF / AdBlue

  • Coolants

  • Water

  • Waste Oil

  • Waste Water

  • Fixed or portable tanks

  • Ensure continued supply

  • Optimise delivery or collections

  • Spot and continuous inventory measurement

  • Programmable Alerts with 24/7 monitoring

Tank Product Conversion

  • Successfully completed Shell LRP faseout conversions approx. 350 sites
    • “achieving first time test results, pass and no superfluous issues.” – Pragma 2013
    • Nominated for Green Card
  • Done all Product conversions for Vivo Energy Namibia and Puma Namibia
  • Sasol has changed their conversion policy to our process with excellent success
  • Completed 180 Chevron site product conversion project
  • SAVING OF +/- R 100,000 FOR OIL COMPANY PER TANK

New Innovations & Suggestions

  • Approvals & Implementations:
    • Mobile Platform – minimise Working at Heights and towing of Cherry picker
    • Product Conversion ( See Tank Product Conversion Slide)
  • Suggestions & Investigations:
    • Eliminating working at heights – installing VTP – 2 Vent Port on vent line
    • Strategy and outlook are to find cost effective and downtime solutions  for recurring  problems on site – Long term Solutions