The invention discloses an intrinsically safe inerting protection method and an intrinsically safe inerting protection device for an 
oil storage tank, relates to a method and a device for 
active fire and explosion prevention of the 
oil storage tank, and aims to solve the problem of fire and explosion prevention of the 
oil storage tank. The method comprises the following steps: a, performing inerting on each 
oil tank in sequence to ensure that each 
oil tank achieves an inexplosive condition, namely, the 
oxygen concentration of gas in the tank is lower than 10 percent; b, detecting the pressure of a 
pipe network for supplying 
inert gas to the 
oil tank, and supplying the 
inert gas to the 
pipe network and inputting the 
inert gas to the oil tank through the 
pipe network if the pressure is lower than a set 
lower limit value; c, detecting the pressure of the pipe network for supplying the 
inert gas to the oil tank, emitting the 
inert gas in the pipe network if the pressure exceeds a set upper 
limit value; and d, detecting the 
oxygen concentration in the pipe network for supplying the 
inert gas to the oil tank, and repeating the step a if the concentration exceeds the set upper 
limit value. The device comprises a buffer device, an inlet end of which is to receive the inert gas, and an outlet end of which is connected to a 
breathing pipe network through a control valve; a first pressure 
transmitter mounted on the buffer device; the 
breathing pipe network communicated with the oil tank through an intake stop valve; a second pressure 
transmitter; an online 
oxygen analyzer mounted on the 
breathing pipe network; and an 
electric control device electrically connected to the first pressure 
transmitter, the second pressure transmitter, the online 
oxygen analyzer and the control valve.