FUELS & OILS
The smaller versions measure in millimetres
2,438W x 2,991L x 2,896H with 2 x 1,000 litre IBC
(4 Max) or 8 x 205 litre and 4 x Internal Anti-Drip
Outlets with Spring Return Valves or 4 x Heavy
Duty Hose Reels with Digital Metered Hand Guns.
The larger versions measure 2,438W x 6,058L x
2,896H with 5 x 1,000 litre IBC (8 Max) or 16 x 205
litre Drum plus 8 Internal Anti-Drip Outlets with
Spring Return Valves or 4 x Heavy Duty Hose Reels
with Digital Metered Hand Guns.
FES Tanks on fuel farms
Australia’s FES Tanks based in Cairns, Queensland
manufactures, supplies and delivers professionalgrade
self-bunded fuel tanks and mobile refuelling
solutions to the mining and other
industries. “An integral secondary tank wall,
rather like a tank within a tank, has done away
with the need to build an expensive bund wall
system when storing petrochemical liquids.
Traditional underground storage is a thing of the
past. No longer are logistical challenges and
isolated locations restricting your progress –
instead you can install a self bunded tank system
on site wherever is convenient, even in very
remote locations.” They have stainless steel
fittings and an extra thick protective coating to
help prevent rust and corrosion. Additionally, they
are designed with a Safe Fuel Limit (SFL) which is
10% greater than standard tanks of similar
capacity. This means that each tank goes longer in
between refills, giving long term savings in labour
and admin costs. FES TANKS options include
everything from small mobile diesel tanks for
small excavators up to large scale fixed form
110,000 litre diesel tanks for tank farms in the
mining industry and everything in between.
Customers in mining include Rio Tinto.
Beyond Australia, the company recently
launched in PNG and is also marketing
its solutions in South Africa and Nigeria
via distributors.
FES Tanks also sees fuel farms using
self-bunded tanks as the way forward for
most mining operations, with over 200
fuel farms in WA alone, and about half of
those in the mining sector. MD at its
Australian distributor NQPetro, Craig
Cygler, says the first consideration for
miners planning remote fuel storage
farms is consumption – getting the
capacity right can reduce the frequency
of fuel deliveries, which means
significant cost savings in remote
locations. “The first consideration is
what type of machinery will you be filling
and how many vehicles, and that will
give you an idea of the storage capacity
you need and the required flow rate,” he
says. “For example, if you’re only looking at 10
vehicles you might only need two to three tanks.
Most fuel farms might have 5-10 100,000 litre
tanks, giving them 500,000 to 1 million litres of
fuel storage. The dispensing equipment needs to
deliver about 800 litres per minute, because it’s
filling 3,000 litre tanks and high-flow equipment
means faster refuelling and cost and productivity
savings. There’ll also need to be separate
refuelling points for the lighter vehicles.”
Security is another key consideration – Cygler
says while fully automated and robotic refuelling
is probably still a few years away for most sites,
advanced fuel management systems have
significantly streamlined the refuelling process
FES TANKS self bunded fuel tank options include
everything from small mobile diesel tanks for
small excavators up to large scale fixed form
110,000 litre diesel tanks for tank farms within
the mining industry and everything in between
and dramatically reduced losses. Having access to
real-time data and analytics allows for predictive
maintenance processes that reduce vehicle downtime.
“AVI refuelling, or automated vehicle
identification systems, identify each vehicle and
monitor fuel usage. They can compile detailed
data that includes who is operating the vehicle
and changes in fuel consumption,” he says. “Fuel
management systems provide an important basis
Chevron launches Texaco Delo 600 ADF oils
The newly launched engine oil Texaco Delo 600 ADF from Chevron
includes a “revolutionary” new additive technology and product line
designed to significantly reduce diesel particulate filter (DPF) clogging;
extending DPF service life by up to 2.5 times for a 3% fuel economy
retention advantage over the life of the equipment.
Texaco Delo 600 ADF with OMNIMAX™, a Chevron patented
technology, the company says is the first heavy-duty engine oil with the
capability to drastically reduce soot build up in DPF filters, “helping
deliver outstanding system protection to both the engine and the
emissions system. Suitable for both on and off-highway application,
Texaco Delo 600 ADF with Chevron’s patented OMNIMAX™ technology, is
formulated with only 0.4% sulphated ash – far lower than the API and
ACEA limit of 1% sulphated ash, as found in many current heavy-duty
engine oils.”
This new product line and additive technology helps drastically reduce
the rate of DPF clogging, resulting in extended DPF service life, less
frequent DPF regeneration cycles, and contributing to a 3% improved fuel
economy over the life of the equipment.
Development of Texaco Delo 600 ADF came on the back of a desire to
help ensure customers were able to achieve lowest possible running
costs, and to meet emissions regulations, for off-highway applications.
Stage I European standards for engines used in Non-Road Mobile
Machinery (NRMM) were implemented in 1999, and over the years the
requirements for NOx and particulates have become more stringent,
helping equipment become far cleaner.
Whilst Stage III and Stage IV led to limited use of DPFs, Stage V is
driving widespread adoption of DPFs, which can be very effective at
reducing particulate matter emissions but are subject to periodic cleaning
to remove incombustible materials that accumulate over time.
Rommel Atienza, Chevron Global Commercial Brand Manager, said:
“The downside of DPFs is their operation inherently increases fuel
consumption to assure that enough heat is generated to burn off the
accumulated soot. This comes at a cost, not only the upfront cost
associated with these devices and the numerous sensors and dosing
units that enable them, but also ongoing operational and maintenance
costs.”
He adds: “Texaco Delo 600 ADF significantly reduces the rate of DPF
clogging, to extend DPF service life by up to 2.5 times, resulting in a 3%
fuel economy retention advantage over the life of the equipment and
delivering significant savings to customers.”
The full Delo 600 ADF line was available from July 1, 2020 and includes
Delo 600 ADF 15W-40 and Delo 600 ADF 10W-30.
34 International Mining | JULY/AUGUST 2020