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Petroleum measurement manual. Part 111. Manual measurement of level in tanks---Section 2, non-electrical methods. Inst. Petrol. Code of Practice, publ'd 1998, Inst. Petrol., London, 12 figs., 61 pages (ISBN 0--85293--197--2).

Detailed guidance is given to the principles and practice of manual gauging for petroleum liquids ranging from crude oil, LPG and refined and semi-refined products, to residual fuel oil and bitumen, stored in either fixed roof or floating roof tanks, or transported in marine, road or rail tanks. Safety precautions, procedures to ensure gauging accuracy, and gauging methods and procedures for various types of tank, equipment specifications, and sources of error are presented.

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Subjects: Health and safety, Safety, Measurement, testing and control, Metering, Rail engineering, Road transport, Rail transport, Marine transportation, Transportation of products, Oil and gas extraction, Bitumen, Crude oil, Fuel oil, Liquefied petroleum gas, Oil and gas, Oil, Petroleum products, Primary energy production