PROJECT INFO
Project start: 2016
Project Completion: 2017
CLIENT INFO
Client: Al-Markhiya Petrol Station and Car Services
SERVICES PROVIDED
Environmental
PROJECT DETAILS
The Monitoring Committee for the Filling and Fuel Storage in Petrol Stations is a monitoring authority for all petrol stations operating in Qatar. They have put forth certain requirements that are to be followed by all operational petrol stations. In line with these requirements, the AMPS is scheduled to undergo a refurbishment of the existing UGFSTs and fuel dispensers. This refurbishment will bring out the latest technological changes, in order to implement a safe and environmentally sustainable design for the proposed underground storage and fuel dispensing facilities.
To accomplish the requirement set by The Monitoring Committee for the Filling and Fuel Storage in Petrol Stations, the AMPS has proposed to refurbish the petrol station by replacing the existing underground fuel storage tanks (UGFSTs) and fuel dispensers as a part of the refurbishment process. In light of above, the operation of refuelling station was suspended and has been proposed for refurbishment.
The process of modifications considered at the present juncture includes:
a) 4 existing UGFSTs in AMPS would be replaced with 5 new double walled UGFSTs which would also be kept within a secondary concrete containment.
b)The existing fuel dispensing facility would be modified, to facilitate the provision of dispensers that are fitted with a secondary vapour recovery system that would recover petroleum vapour during the re-fuelling of vehicles.
c)Vent pipes would be fitted with flame arrestors to control and prevent fire accidents.
d)The existing office buildings would be completely demolished and 5 new UGFSTs would be fitted at same location
The management of AMPSCS has retained the services of Qatar Design Consortium (QDC), to undertake the EIA study aiming at identifieg environmental aspects critical to the project and the influence of the project activities on most representative environmental components viz., air, soil, groundwater, people, among others and the integrate the finding into an environmental evaluation report to support the decision-making process during environmental permitting.