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2009

Cubic Company Ltd. offers BLABO tank cleaning services in Iraq
With the acquisition of a BLABO system from Oreco, Cubic Company Ltd. becomes the first company in Iraq to offer non-man entry tank cleaning services.
Read more (2009-12-22)

Article about changing attitudes and methods in the tank cleaning industry
Read the article written by Mr. Carlos Legorreta published in Exploration & Productions about changing tank cleaning attitudes and methods.
Read more (2009-12-18)

Article about best tank cleaning practice
Read Oreco's article in the September 2009 issue of Storage Terminals. The article deals with how to achieve tank cleaning excellence by integrating technology, people, procedures and efficiency.
Read more (2009-11-05)

Oreco has received the highest credit rating
Oreco's credit ability and risk of bankruptcy have been assessed by D&B and has qualified for the highest achievable credit rating category, which is the AAA-rating.
Read more (2009-11-01)

Oreco achieves hallmarks of excellence
Oreco’s commitment to best practice in quality, health, safety and environment have lead us to further expand our management system to encompass ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certifications.
Read more (2009-10-06)

Liquid Terminal & Tank Integrity event in Doha 4-5 October
Participate in this event dedicated for achieving cost-effective maintenance and operational strategies in storage facilities. Oreco presents a paper about tank cleaning.
Read more (2009-08-21)

Article on the advances made in HSE in the oil industry
Article in Hydrocarbon Engineering, March 2009, on MOL refinery in Hungary, and their experience with BLABO and cooperation with Oreco partner C&S.
Read more (2009-05-12)

Oreco invites you to the NPRA conference and exhibition
Meet Oreco at the Reliability & Maintenance Conference and Exhibition in Grapevine, Texas on May 19-22 2009, where you will also be able to meet Oreco's US partner Cinatra.
Read more (2009-05-05)

Article on the shift in tank cleaning, and one refinery's experience
Article in Tank Storage Magazine, March 2009, on the shift in tank cleaning from manual to automated, and The Fawley refinery's experience when changing their method of cleaning.
Read more (2009-04-24)

Article on the development in Oreco
Article in Petro Industry News, February/March 2009, on the developments in Oreco and BLABO®. It is a brief article.
Read more (2009-04-24)

Cinatra - Oreco's new partner
Oreco is pleased to introduce our new partner, Cinatra Clean Technologies. Cinatra is the first to offer BLABO in the US. They will receive the first BLABO system in May 2009
Read more (2009-04-07)

Meet Oreco at StocExpo in Rotterdam, 24-26 March 2009
Oreco exhibits at StocExpo, Rotterdam 24-26 March and presents a paper about Tank Cleaning Excellence. Hear more on our stand 21P.
Read more (2009-02-06)

Oreco and Mr. Carlos Legorreta will attend the OGMT conference in Bahrain, Jan 2009
Mr. Carlos Legorreta will give a presentation touching on the topic of the HSE perspective in manual vs. fully-automated tank cleaning bringing in a "modern" approach to tank cleaning.
Read more (2009-01-02)

2008

Oreco at StocExpo, Sao Paulo 2-3 December 2008
Oreco will be at the exhibition at StocExpo, Sao Paulo 2-3 December 2008. Mr. Legorreta will also give a presentation on HSE considerations and recommandations to a modern and safer approach to tank cleaning and de-sludging.
Read more (2008-11-12)

Article about the benefits of Life Cycle Cost analysis
Article in PTQ, revamp feature, September 2008, by Oreco on the benefits of conducting a Life Cycle Cost (LCC) analysis to automated tank cleaning versus manual tank cleaning.
Read more (2008-10-31)

Article about safety and the human factor in oil tank cleaning
Article in Hydrocarbon Engineering, September 2008, by Oreco about perspectives on how to combine safe tank cleaning equipment and safe operating procedures via QHS management systems.
Read more (2008-09-25)

Oreco speaks at the 2nd European Oil Storage conference in Budapest, Nov 24-25
Reserve the dates already now and attend the 2nd European Oil Storage conference in Budapest where the oil storage industry is put under spotlight.
Read more (2008-08-27)

Mr. Legorreta presents a paper at StocExpo, Singapore
Hear Oreco's sales director Carlos Legorreta's views on best practices in oil storage tank cleaning at the StocExpo conference and expo in Singapore October 16.
Read more (2008-06-17)

Article about the hassle of wastewater treatment
Article in Tank Storage Magazine, April 2008, on the challenge of dealing with wastewater, and how Oreco's BLABO has a solution.
Read more (2008-04-25)

Launch of Oreco seminar programme
Oreco launches a range of seminars dealing with non-man entry tank cleaning in theory and practice, safety procedures, QHS processes etc.
Read more (2008-04-14)

Oreco attends World Refining Summit April 21-23
The summit takes place in Barcelona and is the place where the world's leading refinery operators exchange knowledge and gain both technical and strategic input to the refining industry.
Read more (2008-03-05)

Meet Oreco at StocExpo in Rotterdam 1-3 April, 2008
Oreco exhibits at StocExpo Europe - the number one event for operators from major oil and chemical companies and suppliers. The conference and exhibition takes place at the Ahoy Rotterdam.
Read more (2008-03-04)

SafeTap receives official stamp of approval
Oreco's SafeTap - a safe and efficient tool for tapping holes in tank roofs - has been ATEX certified by the independent notified body Baseefa.
Read more (2008-02-01)


Hear Carlos Legoretta speak at StocExpo, Helsinki.
Tuesday 26th, at 14.15, Oreco's Sales Director Carlos Legoretta will speak about safe, non-man entry tank cleaning of crude oil tanks. In addition to this, he will also speak about health, safety and environmental practises in the oil and gas industry.
Read more (2008-01-17)

Oreco NitroGen for the oil and gas industry.
Oreco's long term experience with automated tank cleaning and oil recovery processes is now being extended with Oreco NitroGen - on-site nitrogen generator solutions.
Read more (2008-01-13)

2007

Visit Oreco at StocExpo in Bahrain 19-20 November

Oreco exhibits at the leading event for oil storage terminal operators and suppliers in the Middle East and speaks about safe tank cleaning at the conference. This year's Middel East StocExpo is held in Bahrain.
Read more (2007-10-24)

Article i Tank Storage Magazine, June 2007
Freelance journalist Brian Warshaw emphasizes Oreco's BLABO system as a high-tech and safe tank cleaning system in his article in Tank Storage Magazine.
Read more (2007-06-24)

Oreco has been ISO 9001 recertified
The recertification verifies that Oreco's quality management system is in accordance with the ISO 9001:2000 standards.
Read more (2007-05-24)

ILTA trade show in Houston June 11-13
Oreco exhibits at the 27th international operating conference and trade show in Houston, Texas - the number one US venue for experiencing the latest technologies in the oil tank industry. Visit us at booth #820. 
Read more (2007-04-17)

Global Refining Strategies 2007 in Barcelona April 15-18
Oreco participates in the annual Global Refining Strategies together with the world's leading oil and gas companies.
Read more (2007-04-15)

Article in Hydrocarbon Engineering about safer tank cleaning

In the March issue Oreco examines safety procedures in oil tank cleaning operations with a particular focus on health, safety and environment (HSE).
Read more (2007-03-28)

New multimedia CD-ROM
See our new animation showing how the BLABO system works in details, and hear what our customers have to say about our concept. Order a copy of the CD-ROM (first come, first served).
Read more (2007-02-28)

Oreco at StocExpo 20-22 March, Antwerp
For the third year on a row Oreco exhibits at StocExpo – the expo and conference dedicated to professionals in the oil storage tank industry – and we have new solutions to show you.
Read more (2007-01-30)

2006

Case by Oreco about tank cleaning in Libya
In the November issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering, Oreco presents a case about tank cleaning in Libya, where the Libyan service provider, VAOS Ltd., cleaned a tank at Ras Lanuf using the Oreco BLABO tank cleaning and oil recovery technology.
Read more (2006-11-08)

Article by Oreco about HSE in Bulk Distributor
In the October issue of Bulk Distributor, Oreco discusses the challenges of finding an oil tank cleaning system that can perform an efficient cleaning in the shortest possible time, while minimising negative impacts on HSE.
Read more (2006-10-30)

Petroleum Exhibition and Conference of Mexico 2006
Oreco exhibits in co-operation with Ecomex, who will be presenting the BLABO solution at this years Petroleum Exhibition & Conference of Mexico
Read more (2006-10-11)

Oreco gets ready for increasing market demand
To meet increasing market demand Oreco expans the production and customer service departments by hiring a number of highly qualified engineers.
Read more (2006-10-02)

ATEX certified BLABO system in operation this fall
The first BLABO system that meets the high demand of the ATEX directive is built and will be cleaning oil tanks in Bulgaria this fall.
Read more (2006-07-13)

Article about safety in Hydrocarbon Engineering
Safety is paramount in the oil industry. Carlos Legorreta, Oreco, discusses the dangers inherent in manual tank cleaning and how safety can be improved.
Read more (2006-06-13)

Case story from Libya in Tank Storage Magazine
Libya is on the forefront of environmental consciousness when it comes to tank cleaning. VAOS recently cleaned a crude oil tank using the environmental friendly BLABO system.
Read more (2006-05-22)

Oreco develops ATEX certified system
The BLABO tank cleaning system now complies with the new strict EU ATEX directive for equipment used in potentially explosive atmospheres.
Read more (2006-02-28)

Oreco at StocExpo in March 2006
Oreco exhibits at the no. 1 European event for the storage sector, StocExpo, from 28-30 March repeating the success from last year.
Read more (2006-01-09)

2005

We're moving!
As of the 15. December 2005 Oreco moves to new premises in Vaerloese, 20 km NW of Copenhagen.
Read more (2005-12-15)

Oreco exhibits at PEM in Mexico
Visit Oreco at the Petroleum Exhibition of Mexico (PEM) in Villahermosa, Tabasco 8-10 November 2005.
Read more (2005-10-26)

Oreco featured in Hazardous Cargo Bulletin
The new EU standard, ATEX, indicates a stronger focus on safety in the market - an aspect that is of highest priority in Oreco's solutions.
Read more (2005-09-10)

Oreco launches Chinese web-site
Oreco strengthens its presence in China and launches a Chinese version of its web-site.
Read more (2005-07-05)

Oreco exhibits at LAPS in Venezuela
The Latin American petroleum Show takes place 28-30 June in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Oreco participates.
Read more (2005-06-01)

Oreco featured in Tank Storage magazine
"Automation is the way forward"... according to article in the May issue of Tank Storage featuring Oreco A/S.
Read more (2005-05-27)

Visit Oreco at the ILTA 2005 show
Meet us at the 25th annual ILTA conference & trade show in Houston, June 6-8, for the tank storage industry.
Read more (2005-04-29)

Oreco exhibits at TSA 18 May
We are exhibiting at the annual Tank Storage Association (TSA) conference and exhibition in Coventry, UK.
Read more (2005-04-07)

Oreco A/S is our new name
Toftejorg Technology A/S changes name to Oreco A/S. Read the story about our new name and logo.
Read more (2005-02-14)

StocExpo 1-3 March 2005
We are exhibiting at StockExpo in Rotterdam and will also be speaking at the conference.
Read more (2005-01-12)

2004

New partner in South-East Asia 
Ingress Environmental is the first service provider in South-East Asia to offer tank cleaning and oil recovery services using the BLABO system.

Read more (2004-12-29)

Mexican Saint Martin purchases two BLABO systems
Saint Martin sets new environmental and safety standards in crude oil tank cleaning in Mexico with the purchase of two BLABO systems.
Read more (2004-12-09)

Oreco obtains ISO 9001:2000 certification
Oreco further enhances its quality policy by complying with the ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System.
Read more (2004-06-24)

Russian version of the Oreco web-site
Oreco launches a Russian version of its web-site to comply with the increasing demand.
Read more (2004-03-04)

2003

Rail tanker cleaning system 
Oreco is presently diversifying into a new business area – oil rail tanker cleaning technology.
Read more (2003-08-26)

Article in Hazardous Cargo Bulletin February 2003
Will human cleaners become obsolete? Hazardous Cargo bulletin bought a special survey about tank cleaning. Oreco is quoted in the article.
Read more (2003-05-12)

The winner of the Oreco (formerly Toftejorg Technology) web-site competition
We celebrated our new web-site by holdning a competition to give away a digital Casio camera for free. The winner is ...
Read more (2003-04-04)

Article in Hydrocarbon Engineering January 2003
An article, dealing with tank cleaning and in particular issues like planning, safety and costs, written by the Oreco's Sales Manager was published in Hydrocarbon Engineering.
Read more (2003-03-04)

New BLABO® system to Kazakhstan
TRABOLD-Kazakhstan is the first service provider in Kazakhstan to convert to fully automated tank cleaning methods.
Read more (2003-01-22)

2002

Article in Hydrocarbon Asia October 2002
An article, dealing with the many concerns related to tank cleaning, written by the Oreco Sales Manager was published in Hydrocarbon Asia.
Read more (2002-11-30)

Conferences on Tank Cleaning Technology
In November 2002 Oreco's Sales Manager was guest speaker at tank cleaning conferences in New Orleans, USA, and Rotterdam, Holland.
Read more (2002-11-09)

New cold tapping tool - introducing SafeTap
SafeTap is a safe tool for cold-tapping holes in oil tank roofs. Thanks to Oreco's new method, you can now tap in less than 15 minutes.
Read more (2002-08-15)

MoClean® Roadshow in Germany
As part of a northern European roadshow, the MoClean® tank cleaning system was demonstrated at the Ruhr Oel GmbH refinery in Gelsenkirchen in June.
Read more (2002-06-19)

Article on environmental issues, Hydrocarbon Engineering June 2002
The June issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering featured an article written by Oreco and partners focusing on environmental issues related to tank cleaning.
Read more (2002-06-10)

2001

Article on automated tank cleaning, Hydrocarbon Engineering December 2001
The December issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering featured an article written by Oreco on the benefits of automated tank cleaning.
Read more (2001-12-10)

Release of the MoClean® tank cleaning system
The MoClean® automated tank cleaning system is a mobile and flexible way of cleaning internal surfaces of tanks for "white oil" products.
Read more (2001-11-01)

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