Plan to Remove Oil from Tanks Near Mount Redoubt

Tue, March 31, 2009
Posted in Alaska News

Officials are working out a plan to remove oil from the tanks at the Drift River Oil facility, which is located in a precarious position below Redoubt Volcano. About six million gallons of crude is currently sitting in two tanks at the facility. Three other tanks on site are empty and cleaned.

Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage

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CityKid

HMMMM. There are 7 storage tanks at the Drift River Oil Terminal. You say in this story that "about. 6 million gallons of oil is currently sitting in 2 tanks at the facilitiy, 3 other tanks on site are empty and cleaned." OK - but there are 7 tanks, what's the status of the 2 tanks that you fail to mention in your report. DEC reported to AK State Reps on Friday that, "There are two crude oil storage tanks at the Drift River facility each of which contain approximately 75,000 barrels of crude oil. Of the remaining five, 4 are scrubbed out and completely empty, one tank is empty but has not been scrubbed out.." Seems to me that this would shoot big holes in the argument that Chevron should be allowed to leave some oil in the tanks for ballast. If there is one, or are there two "dirty" but empty tanks at the facility now? The public needs to know what's up - please finish the story.