itw america advanced crude tank cleaning solutions

ITW AmericaAdvanced Crude Tank Cleaning

Solutions

Dean Webster, CEO Jim Chapin, Partner jimchapin@itwamerica.com (530) 470-0107

Advanced Crude Tank Cleaning

Using only our proprietary chemical and the mixers already attached to your tank, quickly reclaim 95+% of the hydrocarbons in the sludge with low BS&W

Render remaining inorganic material cleaner and more malleable to expedite final cleanup

Dramatically reduce total cleaning costs

Tank Cleaning Process Isolate tank Leave crude oil in tank equal to amount of

sludge for cutter stock Add proprietary chemical Allow mixers to stir tank for 10 to 14 days Fill tank with crude Pump off contents with low BS&W

Tank shell and rivets post chemical cleaning

Some tanks require virtually no additional cleaning after our process is complete.

Tank roof and roof drain piping post-chemical process

No additional cleaning necessary for roof or piping.

Advantages of ITW’s Cutting-Edge Tank Cleaning Process

Safer Faster Better for environment Better Economics – the valuable oil in the

sludge is returned to you

Safer & Faster Man hours in tank greatly

reduced. Imagine being able to

pump off 95+% of sludge within 14 days.

Conventional removal of remaining material is limited, easier, and far less costly.

Dramatically Less Waste

More effective cleaning reduces solid waste component.

Significant savings in hazardous waste disposal and hauling costs

Better EconomicsAsset RecoveryOil from Sludge

Dramatically reduce total cleaning costs by recovering 95+% of hydrocarbons with chemical and mixers only

Reclaim valuable hydrocarbons in tank For example: 30,000 bbl sludge may contain

25,000 bbl oil (@$90 bbl = $2,250,000 asset)

Mixers not working, no problem!

We can provide alternative

circulation methods

Satisfied Customers hundreds of tanks successfully treated

Tesoro RefiningSunoco LogisticsCenturion PipelinePlains All American PipelineGrand Bahama IslandYPF Terminal – Puerto Rosales, Argentina

SummaryGreatly reduces total cleaning costs.Pays for itself and yields significant

revenue.Convert tank bottom liabilities to assets.We will happily put you in touch with high-

level representatives of the companies for whom we’ve cleaned.

Next StepsTo give you a quote for our chemical cleaning

process, all we need to know is the diameter of your tank and how many feet of sludge it contains.

You may be surprised to learn how much we can reduce your total cleaning costs.