Part B - insulation of RLG tanks

Two S.C. LPG storage tanks in Scandinavia. These were the first two RLG tanks being insulated by RECINCO. They were built and insulated in 1973. These two tanks were the precursors of many RLG tanks insulated by Recinco in the subsequent 50 years.

Refrigerated spherical tank in process of insulation works, surrounded by a scaffolding equipped with weather protection

Group of insulated LPG spheres in U.K. Spray-applied PUF is the ideal method of insulation for curved objects such as spheres, as PUF can adapt and adhere easily to any shape of substrate

Two D.C. LPG storage tanks under construction in the Port of Antwerp in the years 1982-1984. The insulation works were carried out in 1984 under cover of an inflatable waterproof tent, installed on top of the concrete outer tank. These tanks and their insulation systems have now an age of approx. 40 year.

The insulated dome roofs of these two LPG tanks. These tanks are equipped with sprinkler systems on the roof

The concrete outer tank walls of these LPG tanks have been renovated and protected

Airhandler blowing fresh air into the annular space during insulation works

PUF spray units and other equipment positioned near the tank

Set up of equipment around the tank

PUF (Type WSF-50- Th 100 mm for D.C. R.L.G. tanks) applied onto the inner tank shell (applied with semi-automatic method)

PUF insulation on inner tank shell of D.C. tanks
PVB has been spray-applied in 3 coats over the PUF

Double steel F.C. tank (10.000 m³) for Propylene. This tank designed by SHELL and built in The Netherlands in 1978-1979 was the first Full Containment (F.C.) tank in the world. The PUF Insulation, against the inside face of the outer tank shell, was applied in 1980; at that time the application was still done with the (old) manual spray method. Type of PUF used: SHELL Internal Insulation System

Double steel F.C. for PROPYLENE in Brindisi (Italy). Type of PUF installed: RECINCO RCF-60

Double steel F.C. tanks (65.000 m³) for LPG, designed and built by CB&I in Bonny Island, Nigeria. Recinco’s equipment for tank ventilation and climatization is installed in front of the tank plus on tank roof. Also the PUF Spray Units are installed on ground level in front of the tank

F.C. Tank n° 2 on the same site (BONNY, NIGERIA), insulated and commissioned in 2002

LPG tank n° 3 and n° 4 (also double steel F.C. tanks for LPG) built by FRENCH contractor ENTREPOSE. in 2007-2008 in the same plant in Bonny Island, Nigeria

Top end of wall PUF insulation in the F.C. LPG tanks. Note: suspended deck and deck insulation are still to be installed (after completion of the tank wall insulation works)

Lower part of wall insulation + annular bottom insulation in F.C. LPG tanks

Job in Bonny Island is finished. Recinco’s equipment is leaving the site towards the Bonny Port

Recinco’s equipment is leaving Bonny Island, by barge from Port of Bonny towards Port Harcourt and thereafter back home in Belgium!

Four embankment type LPG storage tanks were built in 1979-1980 in Qatar (by Japanese contractors). The PUF insulation was carried out by RECINCO in 1980, still with the manual method of PUF application

Almost at the same time, In nearby Abu Dhabi, a similar project of four LPG tanks was built by French contractor CMP
The PUF insulation was installed in 1980-1981 by RECINCO

One of the four LPG tanks in Abu Dhabi – tank climatization equipment is (at this stage) installed on the top road

A similar four tanks project was built in 1982-1984 for Shell & Esso in Mossmorran, Scotland. The PUF insulation was installed by RECINCO in 1983-1984. These tanks were needed for temporary storage of LPG separated from the North Sea oil

In far away Australia a large LNG project was developed and designed by SHELL/WOODSIDE in the 1980’s and built in the years 1985-1989 as the first Australian LNG project. The four embankment type LNG tanks (each 65.000 m³) were built by a Japanese-Australian consortium. The PUF insulation of the 4 LNG tanks was supplied and applied by RECINCO in 1988/1989

PUF applied on the inside face of the outer tank wall; the laminate is still to be applied

Sketch of the tank design and insulation design of the embankment type LNG tank

LNG tank in Bintulu, East-Malaysia – tank wall is insulated with PUF + laminate in 1994

Recinco’s MOCK-UP for training of PUF application and laminate application

Recinco’s Belgian-Malaysian team on Malaysia LNG tank project in 1994

MLNG tank n° 5 in Bintulu:. Final PUF thickness inspection on lower part of tank wall insulation, which is covering the expansion joint of the steel liner over the bottom corner

Two LPG tanks (60.000 m³) for WOODSIDE in Karratha, N.W. Australia, built by CB&I
Recinco equipment is positioned around tank base and on tank roof

Two F.C. (P.C.) tanks for Malaysia LNG Cy in Bintulu, Sarawak. Tanks built by Toyo Kanetsu Japan. PUF insulation by RECINCO

One of a set of two F.C. (P.C.) LPG tanks in Ruwais Abu Dhabi UAE. Tanks built by consortium Toyo Kanetsu – Dywidag. PUF insulation by RECINCO in 1997. Recinco’s equipment is installed on ground level in front of the tank

Prestressed concrete F.C. Ethylene tank 50.000 m³ for INEOS in Antwerp; tank design and construction by TGE Gas Engineering, Bonn. Special, unique insulation system for C2 tanks is installed in this tank covering bottom incl. ringbeam and wall, installed in 2011/2012 – N.B. Annular Space of the tank remains empty and consequently fully inspectable

F.C. Ethylene tank (at INEOS Antwerp) in service since 2012

ADNOC/GASCO NGL3 in RUWAIS – Four F.C. LPG tanks each 86.000 m³ – built by CB&I in 2006-2008. PUF insulation by RECINCO

ADNOC/GASCO NGL4 in RUWAIS, Abu Dhabi – Three out of a group of six F.C. LPG tanks each 110.000 m³ – built by CB&I in 2010-2012. PUF insulation by RECINCO in 2011-2012

Four F.C. LPG tanks each 80.000 m³ in Mailiao TAIWAN for FPCC. Three tanks (in the back) , coated in white, built in 1999-2000, one in front built in 2004-2006. All designed and built by TGE. Recinco’s special PUF insulation system covering tank wall + bottom is applied in each tank

Three F.C. LPG tanks (80.000 m³) in FPCC (Formosa Group) Mailiao Taiwan; designed and built by TGE Gas Engineering, Bonn. PUF insulation of tank bottom (seamless and loadbearing) and tank wall by RECINCO

ADNOC/GASCO NGL3 in RUWAIS – Four F.C. LPG tanks each 86.000 m³ – built by CB&I in 2006-2008. Puf insulation by RECINCO

View on the typical desert-style accommodation of the RECINCO team in the desert area of RUWAIS, Abu Dhabi

Three Butane tanks each 110.000 m³ at ADNOC/GASCO NGL4 in RUWAIS, Abu Dhabi, tanks built in 2010-2012 by CB&I. PUF insulation by RECINCO
In total RECINCO has applied PUF Insulation in 16 tanks for ADNOC/GASCO spread over 4 projects in a total period of 32 years (1980-2012). These 16 tanks have a combined storage capacity of > 1 million m³

Two F.C. Ethylene tanks each 80.000 m³ at FPCC (Formosa) Mailiao, Taiwan. Designed and built (in 2004-2006) by TGE. PUF insulation of tank bottom and tank wall by RECINCO. TANK insulation of wall +bottom form together one seamless insulation” cup”. This insulation concept is unique in the world!

Tank bottom insulation of Ethylene tank. Seamless loadbearing PUF insulation, applied by semi-automatic machine. Reinforced with GR-laminate

Tank wall insulation of Ethylene tank – PUF insulation Th 200 mm

Ethylene tank Rafnes, Norway – 37.500 m³/tank design and construction by TGE / RECINCO equipment set up around the tank + climatization equipment on the roof / Tank insulation by Recinco in 2015.

F.C. Ethane tank for BOREALIS at Stenungsund, Sweden, 52.000 m³-designed by TGE-built by TGE in 2014-2015 / Tank insulation in 2015

Climatization equipment blowing fresh air through Temporary Wall Opening into the tank

Outer ring of High Loadbearing bottom insulation of Ethylene tank

View of completed bottom insulation; tank ventilation system via a network of suspended airducts is still in place

F.C. Ethane tank – 60.000 m³ – in SCOTLAND-Design and Construction by TGE / In Operation since 2016 / Owner: INEOS

ADVARIO Antwerp – 2 F.C. LPG storage tanks each 135.000 m³. One designed and built by TGE in 2019-2020. One designed and built by ENGICON/GELDOF in 2020-2021. Both tanks have PUF bottom insulation and PUF wall insulation, both by RECINCO

D.C. Ammonia tank – 15.000 m³ – in South of France. Insulated by RECINCO in 1998

Two old D.C. Ammonia tanks in Port of Rotterdam, each 22.500 m³ capacity. First tank received new PUF insulation by RECINCO in 2017. Concrete outer containment was repaired and renovated/protected in 2021

Outer tank of new D.C. Ammonia tank under construction – 36.000 m³ – in Port of Bordeaux (France)

Inner steel tank has been constructed; PUF insulation in annular space is now in progress

D.C. Ammonia tank – 22.000 m³ – built in 2019 in Belgium by ENGICON/GELDOF for YARA Belgium. Insulation by RECINCO in 2019

View on tank shell insulation system comprising PUF 100 mm and Vapour Barrier Coating in 3 coats

Large size (80.000 m³), double steel Full Containment tank for BASF in Port of Antwerp. Built in 2016-2019. Insulated by RECINCO in 2020. View on completed tank from West side

Same NH3 tank, view from North side