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Corrosion Prevention in Storage Tanks: Protecting the Environment with Basin Safety Consulting

Environmental Compliance| By basinadmin| 2024| Corrosion
November 14, 2024•1 min read

Storage tanks hold vast quantities of oil, gas, or chemicals, and corrosion in these tanks can cause leaks that devastate the environment. This blog will explain how Basin Safety Consulting helps companies prevent corrosion in storage tanks to maintain environmental compliance.

Corrosion Monitoring

Corrosion in storage tanks can lead to catastrophic leaks if not addressed early. This section will explore various monitoring techniques like visual inspections, ultrasonic testing, and tank thickness measurements that Basin Safety Consulting employs to ensure tank integrity.

Examples of Environmental Issues in the Oil and Gas Industry

Storage tank failures due to corrosion have caused massive oil spills, such as the one at Ashland Oil’s tank in Pittsburgh. Discuss similar real-world cases and the consequences of failing to address corrosion in storage tanks.

Clean-Ups of These Issues

Clean-ups after storage tank leaks are complex and costly. This section will explore the lengthy clean-up processes required after spills and how proper maintenance could have prevented these disasters. Basin Safety Consulting’s regular tank inspections help companies avoid such costly environmental mishaps.


Storage tanks are vital to the oil and gas industry, but their maintenance is critical. With regular corrosion monitoring and prevention strategies provided by Basin Safety Consulting, companies can protect the environment and maintain compliance.

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Guidance, Compliance, Security. We possess the experience and personnel to serve our client's most advanced needs in a cost sensitive manner. Through advanced training, innovative solutions, and integrated approaches to service, we've created sustainable and transferrable safety services that will last the life of your organization. Basin Safety operates several expanding divisions with a unified purpose - to assist our client's in keeping their personnel and their assets safe. Basin Safety Consulting Basin Safety Training Basin Safety Services Basin Safety Supply Our personnel offer experience in upstream, midstream, and conventional fixed industrial applications. We offer custom built safety programs and management as well as operational guideline development and regulatory compliance. Critical staff selection is our specialty, and we understand the value of having the right people in the right positions. From major oil and gas producers to family run service companies, Basin Safety can serve you with the experience and availability you rely on when it comes to your people, your assets, and our company's reputation.

Basin Safety

Guidance, Compliance, Security. We possess the experience and personnel to serve our client's most advanced needs in a cost sensitive manner. Through advanced training, innovative solutions, and integrated approaches to service, we've created sustainable and transferrable safety services that will last the life of your organization. Basin Safety operates several expanding divisions with a unified purpose - to assist our client's in keeping their personnel and their assets safe. Basin Safety Consulting Basin Safety Training Basin Safety Services Basin Safety Supply Our personnel offer experience in upstream, midstream, and conventional fixed industrial applications. We offer custom built safety programs and management as well as operational guideline development and regulatory compliance. Critical staff selection is our specialty, and we understand the value of having the right people in the right positions. From major oil and gas producers to family run service companies, Basin Safety can serve you with the experience and availability you rely on when it comes to your people, your assets, and our company's reputation.

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