Tank Cleaning Services

Even under optimum circumstances, tank cleaning can be a risky undertaking. The interior of tanks constitute an extremely harsh environment that poses many safety and environmental hazards. To reduce or eliminate the inherent risk, you need detailed planning, engineering, advanced technology, safety protocols, onsite process controls, training and experience. Veolia's Tank Cleaning services provide all that, and more.

We emphasize the critical elements of professional project planning and detailed process controls. Our tank cleaning techniques feature total process containment, tank ventilation, vapor recovery and scrubbing, and automated mechanical technology to minimize personnel exposure and eliminate or reduce manned entry into the tank.

Proprietary Technology and Unmatched Tank Cleaning Expertise

Veolia’s experienced crews are capable of cleaning almost any type of tank, including crude, fuel and slop oil, asphalt, wastewater, gasoline, sour water, benzene and more. Tank cleaning methods and capabilities include:

  • Robotic, mechanical, chemical and thermal circulation techniques
  • A proprietary remotely-controlled and powerful cannon device, dubbed The Gator™ that removes sludge from the center of a tank quickly, efficiently and with less risk of worker injury
  • Sludge suction and processing using the most cost-effective technology possible, depending on the specific sludge stream characteristics and contents
  • If possible, the blending of tank sludge into a useful fuel stock or preparation for an on-site coker feed or recycling
  • Chemical and mechanical degassing of light end tanks
  • Tank cleaning with a wide range of tools based on tank conditions and material
  • Separations, dewatering, particle sizing of sludges
  • Transportation and box management
  • Disposal
  • Circulation of tank bottoms with articulating nozzles
  • Fully automated robotic technology
  • The Gator, a robotic cannon equipped with lights and camera
  • Centrifuge
  • Filter press
  • Belt press
  • Articulated nozzles
  • Hi volume circulation pumps
  • Air diaphragm pumps
  • Portable steam plants
  • Specialized manifold systems
  • Filter pots
  • In-line grinders
  • Hydraulic submersible pumps
  • P-43 rotary jet mixer

Veolia tank cleaning personnel are 40-hour HAZMAT, confined space rescue trained and are experienced in a variety of oily tank sludge removal, processing and cleaning projects for oil refineries, pipelines and power plants.

Prior to beginning any tank cleaning project, Veolia engineers and operation personnel develop a site and scope specific Project Operation and Safety Manual (POSM) consisting of the following major components:

  • Site-specific Health and Environmental Safety Plan (HESP)
  • A Job Safety Analysis (JSA) executed, reviewed and signed by every on-site Veolia employee on every shift
  • Process Flow Diagrams and P&ID Drawings (stamped by PE)
  • Project Operations Plan and Equipment Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
  • Hazards of Operations Review (HazOps)
  • Start-up and Shut-down Checklist

Corporate Tank Cleaning Standards (based on API 2015 & 2016), including best practices for confined space entry, ventilation and de-gassing, spill prevention and other critical procedures are carefully followed.

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