Tank Intelligence - Rosemount TankRadar

Metrological certificates
Every drop counts
Tank gauging readings for net volumes, which form the
basis for inventory calculations and billing, must be exact
because any deviation can lead to negative consequences.
In recent years, the price of crude oil has quadrupled and
it will probably continue upwards during the foreseeable
future. The increased value of stored petroleum assets has
made most refineries, pipelines and oil storage companies
aware that precise and efficient tank gauging is business
critical for all companies in the oil supply chain.
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Price trend for crude oil. The higher the price of crude oil, the greater the
value of the products in your tanks and return on investment for a highly
accurate tank gauging system.
International: OIML R85 (E)
Algeria: ONML
Austria: BEV
Belarus: GOST Standard
Belgium: BMS
China: CMI
Croatia: DZM
Czech Republic: CMI (Czech)
Estonia: TJI
France: LNE
Germany: PTB
Hungary: OMH
India: W & M
Indonesia: MIGAS
Italy: Metric Office
Kazakhstan: GOST Standard
Malaysia: Sirim
Netherlands: NMi
Poland: GUM
Portugal: IPQ
Romania: BRML
Russia: GOST Standard
Serbia/Montenegro: FBMPM
Switzerland: METAS
Thailand: Thai Excise and Customs
Ukraine: GOST Standard
In addition to the accuracy approvals listed
above, many countries are presently
in the process of defining custody transfer
requirements.
Precise tank
gauging pays
Inaccurate tank gauging
costs money, since you
could lose the value of any
product volumes that cannot
be verified. Improving
the measurement accuracy
in your tank gauging system
reduces your uncertainty
during both transfer control/verification and inventory
management. At the same time, loss control is improved.
Improved accuracy can give substantial savings. In a
large storage tank equipped with a mediocre gauging system,
the value of the uncertain volume (i.e. the oil volume
within the gauge’s error margin) is so large that this alone
justifies the investment in a high-class system such as the
Rosemount Tank Gauging system.
If you wish to calculate the potential savings using your
own figures, please visit www.every-drop-counts.com
Certified custody transfer-class accuracy
Rosemount TankRadar Rex is metrologically approved for
custody transfer and legal custody transfer in virtually all
countries that use automatic tank gauging for billing purposes.
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