Hayti, MO – Railcar to Marine Transfer Facility
Aura designed a railcar crude unloading facility at a terminal in Hayti, MO that is capable of unloading a 120-car unit train in less than a 24-hour period. The unloading hose connections are situated between two tracks which gives the ability to stage a second unit train while the first train is unloading. The header empties into a sump where it is then pumped to above ground storage tanks or directly to a barge. Vapors displaced during barge loading are collected and destroyed via an open flame flare. The marine vapor control system is capable of recovering vapors at 4,600 [...]
Corpus Christi, TX – Crude Oil Terminal Facility
Aura Engineering completed the design on a crude oil terminal facility, from the ground up, in Corpus Christi, TX. Our team designed all piping, from the four-stall truck unloading rack to the storage tanks and then on to the barge dock. The unloading rack included LACTs and monitoring equipment; each truck spot is capable of unloading 400 gpm for a total of 1,200 gpm simultaneously. Product arrives via truck in an unloading area, then into storage tanks, and finally to the barges. The pumps that run from the tanks to the barges are capable of 5,000 bph. Detailed construction documents [...]
Seabrook, TX – Terminal Facility
Aura Engineering completed the process, mechanical, electrical, civil, and structural engineering design of a 1.5 million bbl expansion at the Seabrook Terminal facility located along the Houston Ship Channel. This facility expansion consisted of ten (10) new above ground internal floating roof storage tanks and was designed with a redundant pump manifold capable of flow rates up to 30,000 barrels per hour (bph). The pumps are 4,160 volt, vertical can-style pumps operated on VFDs. The facility is designed to accept inbound movements from ships and also send outbound movements via pipeline. Aura Engineering provided the vapor control system design which [...]
Watford City, ND – Crude Oil Gathering and Booster Pump Station
Aura Engineering completed the design and coordinated the construction effort of a 70,000 barrel per day (bpd) crude oil gathering and booster pump station on a green field site near Watford City, North Dakota. The facility consists of six (6) climate controlled truck unloading LACT units, an inbound metering skid, crude stabilization equipment to reduce product vapor pressure, and 240,000 barrels (bbl) of on-site storage. The pipeline booster pump package includes climate controlled buildings housing five (5) charge pumps and three (3) 600HP mainline pumps to transport up to 70,000 bbls of product per day down a 10” pipeline. The [...]
Air Permitting and Design are Better Together
You’ve received funding and now you’re ready to begin your project. Obtaining the required permits seems like the natural next step, right? When talking about air permits, this is not always the best approach. Facilities often paint themselves into a corner that can be difficult to get out of by obtaining air permits before consulting with a design firm. These “corners” can add considerable cost and complexity to your facility design. If the permit is not written for the correct technology, compliance may not just be difficult, but potentially impossible. It is much easier and more cost effective to [...]
Transloading in Mexico
Aura Engineering began working in the Mexico process petroleum market in 2016 when the Mexican gasoline market opened to include international operators. The first client we worked with in this exciting new market went on to open the first non-Pemex operated gasoline terminal in Mexico. Due to the uncertainty of demand that a new market creates coupled with the impact of open season fuel market laws, our client wanted to break into the Mexican market with a solution that had less upfront capital and operating costs—together, we determined that transloading would fit this bill. Transloading offers clients the ability [...]