OMV Petrom commissions largest crude oil storage tank in Romania

OMV Petrom commissioned a new crude oil tank, the largest in Romania, on the Petrobrazi refinery platform. The tank has been designed and built according to the latest standards in the field, for increased safety in use. It features double walls and a double base, an aluminium dome cover, and an inner floating lid to retain vapour emissions. The construction of the project took approximately two years, with investments exceeding EUR 23 million.

The tank, taller than a 10-story building, has a total capacity of 60 000 cubic meters and can store raw material for the equivalent of 1,2 million fuel fills. The aluminum dome, the largest structure of this type in Romania, is an impressive construction, weighing 53 t, with a height of 15 m and a diameter of 72 m. The lifting of the dome into position was done using, for the first time in Romania, a pneumatic system consisting of 28 lifting devices, centrally operated.