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Tanknology, Inc. – the US based global leader in forecourt testing – is featuring a series of case studies that showcase significant projects performed by Licensees in its worldwide network.

In the summer of 2016 Tanknology Australia completed a TankCam® demo for a large Major Oil company at a new retail fueling site on the Western outskirts of Sydney.

The site has eight USTs, seven of which were inspected by the TankCam. They we

When the EPA revealed the results of its study in July on the increasing presence of substantial corrosion in diesel fuel tanks, it proved that the problem is much larger than anyone anticipated.

The facts are staggering:

• 83%of the diesel tank systems exhibited moderate-to-severe corrosion.
• 75%of the owner/operators of those diesel tanks had no idea it was happening.
• The corrosion is developing in both steel and fiberglass tank syste

The EPA has released the results of the largest survey to-date on corrosion levels in underground storage tanks (USTs) containing diesel fuel -- and the results are staggering.

The research showed that 83 percent of the USTs studied exhibit moderate to severe corrosion.

Worse, only 25 percent of the owners of those tanks with corrosion were aware of it prior to the study.

That, according to Carolyn Hoskinson, Director of the <

With the 2015 release of the updated EPA fueling facility regulations going into effect in the coming months, more and more multi-facility operators are working to get a clearer picture of what they have at their various facilities and what condition everything is in.
We recently undertook a project for a large operator with hundreds of sites spread across the country, and this operator wanted just such a picture.

The Problem
This customer has recently exper

The Challenge

This Tanknology client is a large operator of hospitals and healthcare facilities, spanning multiple states. They operate more than 200 fuel storage tanks, roughly 75 percent aboveground and 25 percent underground. The tanks are specifically for back-up power generation. The company is in acquisition mode, with new facilities periodically added to their portfolio.

Backup generator tanks pose a unique challenge to an operator. They are no

The Challenge
This Tanknology client is one of the largest regional wholesale petroleum marketers in the US, currently operating 15 bulk-fueling locations with more than 100 Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs), supplies, fuel and lubricants to thousands of clients across multiple states. The company is an expansion mode, with frequent acquisitions. Tanknology historically has supported the company with compliance services related to their UST customers and in 2014 began ass

At Tanknology Inc., we believe in partnerships. Licensing one of our technologies provides benefits that go far beyond a typical manufacturer-licensee relationship. As a technology company that has set global standards in Forecourt testing, we are committed to the same caliber of complete, continuous support to our partners.

“We view our licensees as true partners in their markets – and we treat them as partners every step of the way,” said Ignacio Allende, Vice Pres