Alaska officials say 6,300 gallons of crude oil, water spill at XTO facility at Nikiski
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Last Updated: January 11, 2012 – 2:17 am
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska environmental officials say a faulty gasket on a tank led to a spill of 6,300 gallons of crude oil and process water at the XTO Energy onshore facility at Nikiski, southwest of Anchorage.
In a situation report Tuesday, the state Department of Environmental Conservation said no resources have been affected. It says all of the spill discovered late Monday afternoon was captured within a secondary containment area.
The state says XTO Energy responded with contractors Monday night to recover free liquid from the secondary containment area — a bermed area with a 60-mil liner. On Tuesday, the company began removing contaminated snow and ice.
Wow, another success story on containment. Accidents will happen, it is great that XTO Energy was prepared for this incident. Now take the learnings and move forward on better prevention practices. Just imagine the cost associated with a release to environment of 6300 gallons of crude oil. XTO Energy should be thankful that they were properly prepared.
By: leehill on January 11, 2012
at 2:42 pm