SPEC provided project development, engineering, permitting, drafting, procurement and construction support for the installation of two ethanol storage tanks and a new rail system for bringing in ethanol. SPEC’s scope included design of the rail system, installation of the new tanks and associated pumps, and construction oversight.
Services Provided: Project Development, Engineering, Design, Procurement, Construction Support and Permitting
Client: Major Oil Company
Project Location: Midwest, USA
SPEC has over 30 years of experience in the design, inspection, retrofit, and certification of secondary containment systems throughout the US. Our focus is to design functional secondary containment systems that allow for needed operational access, proper drainage away from the tanks, and compliance with applicable codes, regulations, and client standards. SPEC has evaluated secondary containment permeability of existing earthen containments and designed secondary containment systems using diked area liners, where required. SPEC has experience with native soil improvement methods, liner systems such as geosynthetic clay liners, synthetics such as spray applied polyurea, and sheet systems such as HDPE, LDPE, and PVC. SPEC staff developed industry recommended practices for evaluating existing earthen material containment and evaluation of the performance of various liner systems.
Services Provided: Civil, Environmental Compliance and Inspection Services
Client: Major Oil Companies, ILTA Member Companies, Chemical, Manufacturing and Pharmaceutical Companies
Project Locations: Continental USA, Guam
SPEC provided project development, engineering, drafting, procurement, and construction support for the upgrades to five pipeline stations along a newly purchased pipeline by our client. SPEC’s role was to evaluate the existing pipeline stations and design the new piping and equipment at each of the stations. This included a variety of provers and pumps, specialized bypass systems, and new manifolds.
Services Provided: Project Development, Engineering, Design, Procurement and Construction Support
Client: Major Oil Company
Project Location: Midwest, USA
SPEC provided project development, engineering, permitting, drafting, and procurement support to allow for an increase in load rack throughput at a distribution terminal. SPEC’s role included assisting in the definition of the overall project scope, permitting, design of a new additive system, design of new product pumps, upgrade of the existing ethanol pumps, and installation of a new loading system to handle increase throughput at the load rack.
Services Provided: Project Management and Design, Process Engineering, Civil/Structural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation and Controls, Mechanical Engineering, Design and Drafting, Permitting, Procurement Support, Construction Management
Client: Major Oil Company
Project Location: Midwest, USA
SPEC provided project development, engineering, permitting, drafting, and procurement support for the conversion of an existing storage tank and load rack system to allow for ethanol blending. SPEC’s role included assisting in the definition of the overall project scope, permitting, conversion of an existing tank into an ethanol tank, design of the ethanol offload and rack supply pumps, installation of the tank fire protection system, and installation of a new ethanol offloading and load rack blending system. SPEC’s design allowed for ethanol blending capabilities at the distribution terminal.
Services Provided: Project Management, Process Engineering, Civil/Structural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation and Controls, Mechanical Engineering, Design and Drafting, Permitting, Fire Protection, Procurement Support, Construction Management
Client: Major Oil Company
Project Location: Southeast, USA
SPEC provided project development, engineering, permitting, drafting, and procurement support for the upgrade of an HVL meter skid to handle increased throughput from the Refinery to a 3rd Party. SPEC assisted in the definition of the overall project scope, permitting support, design of a new meter skid system (i.e. Coriolis meters, MOVs, removal of prover, etc.), surge & hydraulic analysis, installation of new supports, and installation of new instrumentation.
Services Provided: Project Management, Process Engineering, Civil/Structural Engineering, Instrumentation and Controls, Mechanical Engineering, Design and Drafting, Scanning and 3D Modeling, Procurement Support, Construction Management
Client: Major Oil Company
Project Location: Southwest, USA
SPEC provided support for the modification of terminal piping to allow for an existing regular gasoline tank to be used as a pipeline interface swing tank during the interface tank inspection at a distribution terminal. SPEC designed a new pipe spool piece and isolation valves to allow for tank loading to the load rack at the new swing tank. SPEC performed 3D laser scanning of existing piping and equipment, stress analysis for new pipe spools, and created project record drawings. SPEC’s design enabled the use of the existing tank for interface storage, allowing the terminal to meet the deadline for the existing interface tank inspection.
Services Provided: Project Management and Design, Process Engineering, Civil/Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Design and Drafting, Scanning and 3D Modeling, Procurement Support
Client: Major Oil Company
Project Location: Southwestern, USA
SPEC provided Professional Engineering Services for the civil / structural design of elements of an LNG Export Facility. SPEC served as the Engineer of Record for structural design of the filter house and compressor supporting structures. The equipment was supplied by our client, an Oil & Gas Equipment Supplier and Services Company. We interfaced with the project EPC and local Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) regarding their requirements for structural PE-sealed packages for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the local municipality. SPEC performed a detailed review of the equipment structural support requirements and, in conjunction with the client, prepared engineering drawings, basis of design documentation, technical specifications and calculation packages as required by FERC and the local AHJ. The scope included structural steel and steel connection design, pipe and equipment supports, stairways and platforms, and connections / reactions to structural steel columns and foundations designed by the EPC. SPEC performed design calculations using 3D structural software for the structural frame calculations.
Services Provided: Project Management and Design, Civil/Structural Engineering
Client: Oil & Gas Equipment Supplier and Services Company
Project Location: Southwest, USA
SPEC provided engineering and design services to review and evaluate the existing vapor control system at a large truck loading terminal (gasoline, diesel, jet) and recommended the most cost-effective and timely solution for our customer to comply with pending EPA requirements. This included assessment of current facility vapor loading rates resulting from truck loading operations, hydraulic analysis of the existing vapor control system and evaluation of viable engineering options. Options were an upgrade to the existing flare, installation of a vapor recovery unit (VRU), or installation of a vapor control unit (VCU). The ultimate solution was to retire the existing flare, modify the vapor control system piping arrangement to lower system pressure drop, and install a new VCU. This approach required use of temporary VCU’s while the permanent VCU was being fabricated and installed. Close coordination with field construction and terminal operations was provided to minimize impact to terminal activity. SPEC’s scope included mechanical and civil design of the vapor control system piping modifications, tie-in to the existing natural gas supply, design of pipe supports and equipment foundations in a flood prone area, and generation of construction drawings and modified P&ID. SPEC was instrumental in assisting startup and commissioning of both the temporary VCU’s and the permanent VCU.
Services Provided: Project Management and Design, Process Engineering, Civil/Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Design and Drafting, Scanning and 3D Modeling, Safety, Procurement Support.
Client: Major Oil Company
Project Location: Southwest, USA
A major pipeline company’s Northeast, USA Terminal was upgraded to facilitate side-stream blending 10% denatured ethanol into three grades of conventional gasoline (premium, mid, and regular) with the capability to convert to reformulated gasoline. The upgrade involved the installation of a new custody transfer ethanol truck offloading facility, the conversion of a gasoline tank to denatured ethanol service, the installation of the necessary ethanol rack supply equipment and controls, as well as upgrading the rack fire suppression system and the rack spill containment system.
Services Provided: Process, Mechanical, Civil and Electrical Engineering Design; Environmental Permitting; Construction Permitting; Construction Observation and Inspection; Equipment and Services Procurement
Client: Major Oil Company
Project Location : Northeast, USA
