儲(chu)罐是長輸油氣管(guan)(guan)道輸送介質(zhi)的儲(chu)存(cun)容(rong)器。輸油管(guan)(guan)道首站的儲(chu)油罐用(yong)于(yu)(yu)收集、儲(chu)存(cun)石油和保(bao)證管(guan)(guan)線輸油量的穩定(ding),末站的儲(chu)油罐用(yong)于(yu)(yu)接收和儲(chu)備來油,并提供(gong)給用(yong)油單位(wei)。輸氣管(guan)(guan)道末端門(men)站的儲(chu)氣罐主要用(yong)于(yu)(yu)城(cheng)市燃氣的調峰,正逐漸被(bei)地下(xia)儲(chu)氣庫和管(guan)(guan)道儲(chu)氣所(suo)代替 。