PEI's Bulk Storage document Now Available for Purchase [1]

Submitted by jessica on April 28, 2008 - 10:23

Print copies of the Petroleum Equipment Institute’s Recommended Practices for the Installation of Bulk Storage Plants (PEI/RP800) are now available for purchase. This latest Recommended Practices document was produced by the Petroleum Equipment Institute’s (PEI) Bulk Plant Installation Committee and provides a basic reference that consolidates information concerning the proper construction of new petroleum bulk-storage systems. Printed copies of this document can be purchased on PEI’s Web site at www.pei.org/rp800 or by contacting PEI by phone. Single copies can be purchased for $40 by PEI members and $95 by non-members.

The recommended practices applies to underground, aboveground, atmospheric, and shop-fabricated tanks, associated piping, diking, spill containment, and equipment intended for the bulk storage and transfer of petroleum, biofuels, and related products to and from wheeled delivery-vehicle tanks. These recommended practices apply to single- and double- walled horizontal and vertical tanks, as well as insulated and fire-protected tanks. The information contained in the document has been consolidated from published and unpublished information from equipment manufacturers, contractors, installers, bulk-plant facility owners, and regulators and describes recommended practices for the construction of new petroleum bulk-storage systems. PEI has written the Recommended Practices for the Installation of Bulk Storage Plants to help maximize system efficiency; prevent surface and groundwater contamination; minimize environmental hazards; reduce safety hazards and avoid practices that will needlessly increase installation costs.

For additional information on PEI or its membership, please contact Tena Wooldridge or visit www.pei.org.

PEI is the international trade association for distributors, manufacturers and installers of equipment used in petroleum-marketing and liquid-handling operations. Users of the equipment include service station and convenience-store owners, terminals, bulk plants and airport refueling operations. PEI is comprised of more than 1,600 companies engaged in the manufacture and distribution of equipment used in petroleum marketing operations. Members are located in 50 states and 81 countries. The Institute's headquarters are located in Tulsa, Oklahoma.