LNG tank safety gauge order

The order has been placed by COOEC and will be delivered in February 2023, helping improve safety on the six new 220,000 m³ tanks.

Investment in LNG is increasing with China alone currently building 40 new tanks. “One consequence of increased global trade in LNG is an increased diversification of LNG supply sources,” said David Clercq, sales manager at Svanehøj Tank Control Systems.

“The import terminals must increasingly handle LNG with different compositions, which is a primary concern in terms of assuring stability and safety in LNG storage.”

Extensive order

The order from COOEC includes 18 servo level gauges, six LTD gauges, 12 multi-spot temperature sensors, and hardware and software for data acquisition and rollover prediction. The contract is the largest to date for Svanehøj Tank Control Systems in China, said by Svanehøj to be the largest market in terms of onshore LNG regasification terminals.

Svanehøj Tank Control Systems has also implemented tank gauging systems on six tanks at Fujian LNG Terminal, six tanks at Ningbo LNG Terminal and four tanks at Tangshan LNG Terminal. The company is already planning expansions at the Ningbo, the Tangshan, and the Longkou Nanshan LNG terminals with the latter expected to reach a total of 20 LNG tanks.