FIRE SAFETY ANALYSIS IN A TANK FARM

Abstract

One of the urgent problems at oil-producing enterprises is the increase in man-made accidents and catastrophes caused by explosions of various oil and gas equipment, including tanks storing explosive, toxic petroleum products and raw materials.This article analyzes the accident statistics at oil and gas enterprises for the period 1953–2022. The main share of accidents belongs to ground tanks with storage of petroleum products. The main cause of accidents on tanks are poor-quality welds. The fire risk of the tank farm has been calculated, namely, an assessment of the individual and potential risk of the tank farm territory has been made. The calculation of forces and means for tank extinguishing has been carried out.