【Haichuan Expands Horizons】Wow! Amazing! So, spherical tanks can be relocated in this way!

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This post was last edited by Desert Fish on 2020-8-9 at 11:41. I saw it in the news; I thought it was a traditional method of relocation, but it’s not like that at all. It’s amazing – such things can only be done with advanced equipment. Such construction deserves a thumbs up! According to Sinopec News Network (Tao Yan, Wang Rui), due to the construction of the new Xiba Railway, and considering that the distance between this new railway and the butadiene storage tank at Yangzi Petrochemical Rubber Company would not meet safety standards, after consultations, on August 2, and following all the necessary preparatory work, Yangzi Petrochemical Rubber Company successfully completed the relocation and lifting of the butadiene storage tank. The overall relocation of this tank area is a key project within the maintenance and defect-resolution efforts carried out by Yangzi Petrochemical Rubber Company; lifting large spherical tanks within the company’s premises is something that has been done for the first time. To ensure the safe operation of the facility and optimal economic benefits, the relocation of the spherical tanks as part of the tank farm renovation project is carried out simultaneously with the corrective actions derived from HAZOP analysis (that is, “Hazard and Operability Analysis”). As a result, the required safety distances will be achieved after the renovation.