Also worth noting that in Sabine Pass tank S-103 which workers discovered a leak on 22 Jan 2018 , the carbon steel outer wall was only designed to hold gas chilled to minus 25 degrees, based on report by PHSMA order.
FYI the five tanks at Sabine Pass were designed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd while Tanks S-101, S-102 and S-103 were fabricated by Matrix Services Inc.
"To date, Sabine has been unable to correct the long-standing safety concerns described above involving the affected tanks, cannot validate the exact source or amount of the LNG that may have leaked into the annulus of the affected tanks, and cannot identify the circumstances that allowed the LNG to escape containment in the first place," the order said.
Let’s learn from the lessons of those who have gone before Magnolia and get our tanks designed right to handle up to minus 260 degree.
Also worth noting that in Sabine Pass tank S-103 which workers...
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