Technology
Microbial and biochemical products from a developer with over 40 years in the field, not brute-force manual entry.
TAM for Oil & Gas Services W.L.L. · Doha, Qatar
Cleaner tanks.More oil recovered.Fewer people at risk.
Integrated petroleum tank cleaning, maintenance and asset integrity solutions for Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman. Bio-assisted hydrocarbon recovery, powered by Micro-Bac International.
- Non-entry cleaning
- API 653 · API 2015
- Doha, Qatar
Working to
API 653
Working to
API 2015
Working to
API 2016
Working to
ISGOTT
Working to
Client HSE systems
Vendor registrationQatarEnergy·Saudi Aramco·OQ
Why TAM
We do not compete on the price of cleaning a tank.
Five things decide the total cost of ownership of a storage tank. We are built around all five.
Reduced downtime
Sludge is treated in place, so the tank returns to service sooner.
Hydrocarbon recovery
Tank bottoms are largely recoverable oil. We give it back instead of hauling it away.
HSE
Fewer confined-space entries, no solvents, no hot-oiling. Your HSE system, adopted on site.
Lower total cost
Less waste to dispose, less time offline, more product recovered. Priced on value, not tonnage.
The method
The tank stays closed. The sludge does not.
Cultures and nutrients go in through nozzles that are already there. Paraffin and emulsions break down in place, the oil separates and is drawn off, and what is left is a fraction of what went in.
Inside the processNo tank entry
Automatic process
TreatmentRecovered oilWaterSludge
- 01Sample
- 02Dose
- 03Digest
- 04Recover
- Sample
Sludge is tested in its found state so the culture blend matches your product and your tank.
- Dose
Cultures and nutrients are introduced through existing nozzles. No confined-space entry.
- Digest
Biosurfactants and organic acids break paraffin and emulsions. The sludge liquefies.
- Recover
Oil and water are drawn off and separated. What remains is minimal and ready for disposal.
Illustrative. Cycle times depend on product, temperature and sludge depth.
Services
One partner across the tank lifecycle.
01Zero-entry biological tank cleaning
In-place treatment of tank bottoms with Para-Bac™ cultures and closed-loop circulation, for fixed and floating-roof tanks.
02Sludge treatment and oil recovery
Liquefaction of paraffinic sludge so trapped hydrocarbons separate and return to the client as saleable oil.
03
Emulsion breaking and slop oil treatment
Biological separation of stable oil and water emulsions into recoverable oil, water and settled solids.
04
Tank preparation for inspection and repair
Reduction of sludge, VOCs and LEL ahead of internal inspection, coating and repair, so any entry is shorter and safer.
05
Sampling, analysis and treatability studies
Representative sludge sampling, characterisation and treatment design, supported by Micro-Bac’s laboratory.
06
Preventive tank maintenance programmes
Scheduled treatments that limit bottom build-up between cleanings and preserve working capacity.
07
Production facility treatment
Paraffin, scale and corrosion control in flowlines, separators and surface equipment with the Para-Bac™ family.
08
Pits, lagoons and waste minimisation
Biological treatment of sludge pits, holding lagoons and oily wastes using M-1000H™ products and nutrients.
Technology · Micro-Bac International, Texas
Bacteria do the heavy lifting. Your tank stays closed.
Instead of sending crews in with shovels and solvents, we introduce naturally occurring, facultative anaerobic cultures that produce their own biosurfactants. Paraffin, scale and sludge break down in place. The oil separates. The residue that is left is a fraction of what it was.
CO · H · LF · PAH
M-1000
Hydrocarbon-degrading cultures for tank bottoms, slop and sludge. Paraffin breaks down in place so the oil separates and goes back to stock.
Flow assurance
Para-Bac
Paraffin control for lines, vessels and separators, dosed on a schedule so deposits never reach the point of shutting a line down.
Asset integrity
Corroso-Bac
Corrosion and scale management across the asset, run as a monitored programme rather than a one-off intervention.
Product linesM-1000 COM-1000 HPara-BacCorroso-BacMeets EPA release requirements
The question stops being “How much does it cost to clean the tank?” and becomes “How much will we recover?”
Markets
Headquartered in Doha. Qualifying across the Gulf.
Each market has its own qualification gate. We register early, so the paperwork is done before the first tender.
Phase 01 · Market entry
Qatar
Headquartered in Doha. Supplier registration with QatarEnergy through KYS and Mushtaryat, the prerequisite for tender documents.
StatusOperating base
Phase 02 · Localisation
Saudi Arabia
Vendor qualification with Saudi Aramco, industrial operators and the EPC main contractors that manage tank farms across the Kingdom.
StatusQualification in progress
Phase 03 · Regional platform
Oman
OQ, OTTCO and OQ8 facilities in Sohar, Duqm, Salalah and Muscat, through the relevant supplier portals and technical prequalification.
StatusPlanned
- 01
Non-entry treatment removes most confined-space work from the job.
- 02
No solvents and no hot-oiling. Products meet EPA requirements for release into the environment.
- 03
Gas-free certification to API 2015 before any inspection or hot work.
- 04
Your permit-to-work and HSE management system adopted on every site, with an in-house HSE function from year two.
Contact
Talk to our team in Doha.
Tell us about the tank, the product it holds and when it next comes out of service. We will come back with a scope, a method statement and a value estimate.
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