The Backbone of Global Energy: The Strategic Role of Liquid Terminals in a Changing World
Leakhena Swett examines the impact of liquid terminals on energy security, the transition to sustainability, and the challenges facing the sector.
Offshore systems: solutions for integrity and operations
How offshore systems are evolving through predictive maintenance, digital monitoring, and applied engineering to enhance safety and operational performance.
SLOM and operational developments in offshore terminals
Interview with Filipe Santana, president of SLOM, on operational safety, digitization, and energy transition in offshore terminals.
The sustainable future of fuel terminals: Innovation, regulation, and clean operations
Fuel terminals adapt operations to regulatory pressure, emissions control, and digital monitoring requirements.
Marine terminal operations challenges and opportunities: SLOM’s mission for the years ahead
Marine terminals must adapt operations, safety frameworks, and skills to manage new fuels, decarbonization demands, and increasing operational complexity.
Integrity management and Maintenance of Offshore Terminals (SPM)
Optimizing integrity management in SPM systems is key to preventing premature deterioration caused by poor technical inspections.
Oil terminal: Types, operational functions, and critical assets
Oil terminals are structures necessary for storing, transferring, and controlling hydrocarbons, ensuring logistical continuity, operational safety, and industrial integrity.
The strategic value of the human factor in oil terminals
Staff expertise and judgment are essential to prevent risks and maintain reliable operations.
The connected asset: Leveraging IoT and robotics to enhance human-centric integrity management
An approach that unites IoT, robotics and cloud analytics to monitor critical assets, reducing risks and strengthening human decision making.
FPSO: Efficiency and autonomy in floating production
FPSOs currently under development incorporate gas-fired power generation turbines with waste heat recovery systems that achieve efficiencies of over 60%