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This recommended practice (RP) has been prepared by the API Fuels Marketing Subcommittee with technical participation and feedback from other industry stakeholders.

It assists those involved in fuel handling at distribution and intermediate storage facilities. This publication provides guidance on the minimum equipment standards and operating procedures for the receipt, storage blending and delivery of light products, their blend components, and additives at distribution and intermediate storage terminals, including related operations of pipeline, marine vessel (barge or ship) and road/rail transport.

This RP also covers the minimum equipment standards and operating procedures for the receipt, storage, blending of light products, including, but not limited to gasoline, kerosene, diesel, heating oil and their blend components (i.e. ethanol, biodiesel, and butane) at distribution and storage terminals, as well as light product shipments directly via a pipeline, marine vessel (barge or ship) or road and rail transport.

In addition, this RP provides guidance for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of light products storage and distribution terminals with the specific intent of protecting or ensuring product quality.

Product Details

Edition:

2nd

Published:

02/01/2021

Number of Pages:

85

File Size:

1 file , 760 KB

Redline File Size:

2 files , 6.7 MB

Product Code(s):

C164002, C164002, C164002, C164002

Note:

This product is unavailable in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria

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This recommended practice (RP) is intended to provide guidance on the minimum equipment standards and operating procedures for the receipt, storage blending and delivery of non-aviation light products, their blend components, and additives at distribution and intermediate storage terminals, including related operations of pipeline, marine vessel (barge or ship) and road and rail transport.

This publication is intended to provide recommended practices, rather than set rigid guidelines. Users of this publication should be aware that due consideration shall be given to the effect of any unusual or abnormal circumstance on which it is not possible to generalize within the scope of this publication. Specialist advice shall be sought in these cases.

This publication should assist those involved in fuel handling at distribution and intermediate storage facilities. Every effort has been made by API to assure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained in this publication; however, API makes no representation, warranty, or guarantee in connection with this publication and hereby expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility for loss or damage resulting from its use or for the violation of any local or regional laws or regulations with which this publication may conflict.

This RP is intended to provide guidance on the minimum equipment standards and operating procedures for the receipt, storage, blending of light products, including but not limited to gasoline, kerosene, diesel, heating oil and their blend components (i.e. ethanol, biodiesel, and butane) at distribution and storage terminals, as well as light product shipments directly via a pipeline, marine vessel (barge or ship) or road and rail transport.

In addition, this RP provides guidance for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of light products storage and distribution terminals with the specific intent of protecting or ensuring product quality.

This document incorporates by reference a number of other standards and recommended practices. The distinction between mandatory, recommended and optional provisions in the referenced documents is not changed by nature of their reference in this standard.

Product Details

Edition:

1st

Published:

08/01/2013

Number of Pages:

64

File Size:

1 file , 520 KB

Product Code(s):

A164001, A164001, A164001

Note:

This product is unavailable in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria