A feasibility study was carried out for the development of storage tank facilities in South Iraq, with a total planned storage capacity of approximately 500,000 SCM. The study assessed the required tank farm configuration for refinery products, crude oil, fuel oil, and associated intermediate streams, covering storage philosophy, product segregation, tank type selection, safety requirements, loading and unloading facilities, utility needs, and integration with refinery operations.
The technical scope included different tank solutions based on product characteristics, including spherical tanks for pressurised products such as LPG, fixed-roof tanks for stable refinery products such as diesel, kerosene, fuel oil, and other low-volatility streams, and floating-roof tanks for crude oil, naphtha, gasoline, and other volatile products requiring vapour-loss reduction and improved operational safety. The study also considered dedicated dirty service tanks for crude oil, fuel oil, slop oil, off-spec products, and heavy residue streams to support refinery flexibility and efficient handling of contaminated or high-viscosity materials.
The assessment covered refinery product storage for LPG, naphtha, gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel, diesel, gasoil, fuel oil, crude oil, slop oil, and other intermediate refinery streams. The study provided a basis for improving refinery logistics, product handling, operational reliability, inventory management, and export readiness, while ensuring that the storage facilities were aligned with safety, environmental, and long-term refinery development requirements.
