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LIQUID TIME


SHOW REPORT • THIS YEAR’S ILTA WAS ONE OF THE BIG ONES, WITH PLENTY OF MEAT IN THE CONFERENCE AND REGULAR FOOTFALL AROUND THE SHOW HALL


THE INTERNATIONAL LIQUIDS Terminals Association’s (ILTA) 36th annual operating conference and trade show, which took place in Houston, Texas between 23 and 26 May, came at a time of great change and great uncertainty in the North American oil, gas and petrochemicals sectors. Persistently low oil prices have threatened


profitability and reduced spending on non- essential kit but have also encouraged


innovation and entrepreneurial efforts. But at the same time, an increasing focus on safety and the implementation of new regulations have placed operators at all points in the chain under new pressure to do things right – which often involves extra costs.


This much was evident both in the


conference presentations during the ILTA event and also among the vendors who


packed the exhibition hall to showcase their new service and equipment offerings. It was also on display during breakfast on the second day of the event, when ILTA president Melinda Whitney presented Safety Excellence Awards to 19 of the Association’s terminal members, which have all “demonstrated outstanding performance in protecting the safety of their workers”. ILTA’s safety awards have been running for


ten years and this time around 48 companies participated. They supplied self-reported data as required by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), which was collated and analysed by ILTA. All participating companies then receive a data report that can act as a highly informative benchmark against which to plan internal performance improvements. The data is also used by ILTA in its advocacy programme. Five companies were recognised with specific awards. Marathon Petroleum received the Safety Milestone Award,


HCB MONTHLY | SEPTEMBER 2016


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