Analyzing Storage Tank Incidents: Utilizing Fishbone Diagram and Fault Tree Methods
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2024-06-30
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International Journal of Automation and Safety (IJAS). Vol.02, N°: 0.pp 47-56
Abstract
Oil and gas are the most important energies in the word. To exploit them both,
go through a set of steps such as exploration; drilling, extraction, refining and
storage. In this last step (storage), there are several methods of storage using
floating Roof Tanks, Fixed Roof Tanks, Fixed Roof Tanks with internal floating
Roof, Sphere…. etc. In storage phase happen many accidents and incidents. This
paper divided in two main parts, the first part reviews storage tank types,
storage tanks accidents types and accident locations. And in the second parts we
used Fish bone Diagram (Ishikawa Diagram) and Fault tree method to
investigate the causes of storage tanks accidents/incidents and their mitigation
action. The statical analysis of the accident shows that 74%of accident happened
between refinery facilities and the most common accidents are Fire and
Explosion by 80%. While the most two major causes of accidents are Lightning
by 33%, followed by human Error by 30%