ROOF OIL STORAGE TANK – EXXONMOBIL – UK
ROOF OIL STORAGE TANK – EXXONMOBIL – UK
This floating crude-oil storage tank is in an area called Fawley, one of ExxonMobil’s biggest refineries in the United Kingdom, which is south of Southampton on the south coast of England.
Before ZINGA application
The application of ZINGA was done in August 2007, and the oil storage tank has been blasted with a profile average of 75 µm.
The application team really loved working with ZINGA after having used epoxies for years, as they did not have the worries about dragging blast-hoses across semi-cured coatings or applying an epoxy in the morning and letting it cure for a few hours, and then continuing to blast (with grit flying everywhere).
After 10 years, an inspection was performed, and pictures were taken. The results were so positive after this initial test phase that this rooftop coating system will be in service until at least 2022, possibly until 2027. The only rust staining visible is run off from items and areas that were not protected with ZINGA.