Storage Tanks Gauge Pole Sleeve Cover for Floating Roof

Asset integrity management plays a vital role in ensuring operational excellence by balancing productivity, safety, and environmental protection. Storage tanks, particularly floating roof tanks, commonly utilize slotted guide poles to stabilize the roof, measure liquid levels, and obtain product samples. However, these slotted designs allow direct vapor release, making guide poles a significant source of volatile emissions that negatively impact ambient air quality. In response to increasingly stringent environmental regulations, gauge pole sleeves have been introduced as an emission control solution. These sleeves limit vapor escape by sealing the slotted openings, thereby reducing hydrocarbon emissions substantially. Implementation across more than 25 storage tanks at Aramco facilities demonstrated the effectiveness of this approach. As a best available control technology, the adoption of gauge pole sleeves is strongly recommended for hydrocarbon and volatile storage applications to mitigate environmental impact and comply with air quality standards.