Extension of ELAB Storage Tanks The Egyptian

Project Description

The Egyptian Linear Alkyl Benzene Company “ELAB” located in EL Mex petroleum area in Alexandria, Egypt installed new storage tanks as an extension to its existing tank farm on a plot area of 10,695 m².

Engineering Consultants Group (ECG) was awarded the contract to provide engineering services covering the basic design, detailed design while project supply and construction were carried out by Petromaint.

ECG scope of work included the basic and detailed design for all disciplines encompassing design of storage tanks of capacities 1,400 m³ for Benzole products with floating roof, two normal paraffin fixed roof tanks with total capacity of 6,200 m³, and one jet A/Kerosene fixed roof storage tank with capacity of 5,500 m³. The design included the development of piping and instrumentation diagrams for the different systems, identification of tie-ins with existing plant facilities, related piping works, feed pumps selection, in addition to the development of project site layout, structural design, roads and crane access design, fire protection systems design, electrical design and low current design.