SPEC Services

The Terminals & Storage Division of SPEC Services, Inc. provides planning, engineering, and project management services for storage and distribution terminals for petroleum products, crude oil, and chemicals. The services range from specific studies to overall system planning and development; from the upgrade of a specific piece of equipment to the full planning, design, and project management of major terminal and shipping projects; and from acquisition of a single permit to complete permitting for new terminal facilities.

Our clients include major oil companies with proprietary and common carrier systems, and independent pipeline and terminal companies. The successes of our initial projects with these companies have resulted in on-going working relationships in which we often act as an extension of their own planning, engineering, and project management staff, available to complete large and small projects and services as the client need arises.

We typically are involved in the project planning and scope development, which reduces the initial documentation and planning required by the client and expedites the initiation of the project.

The following is a list of projects we have completed for clients that illustrates the range of our services for liquid petroleum product and crude oil transportation and storage.

  • Hydraulic Analysis
  • System Expansion Planning
  • Preliminary Engineering
  • System Flow Diagram
  • System Development and Definition
  • Cost Estimates
  • Right-of-Way Studies/Acquisition
  • Project Permitting
  • Vapor Collection Systems
  • Truck Loading Racks (New, Expanded, Modified), Pumps, Filters
  • Valve Automation and SCADA
  • Receiving and Shipping Manifolds
  • Terminal Expansions (Up to 21 Tanks)
  • Power System Upgrades
  • Control System Upgrades
  • Pump Stations including VFD
  • Marine Offloading Systems
  • Dockside Facilities
  • Terminal Firewater and Foam Systems
  • Internal Inspection Planning/Management
  • Containment Dike, Roadway and Drain Improvements
  • Additive Injection Systems
  • Site Remediation System
  • Custody Transfer and Metering Systems
  • Blending Systems
  • Pipe Support and Pipeway Upgrades
  • Jet Fuel Treatment Facilities
  • Water Draw-Off and Separation
  • Terminal Expansion Projects
  • Pump Stations
  • Vendor Qualification and Sourcing
  • Bid Preparation and Evaluation
  • Purchasing and Negotiations (Terms and Pricing)
  • Expediting, Inspection and Quality Control
  • Layout
  • Construction
  • As-Builts