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Juneau State Office Mailing Address Update

All mail sent to the DEC office in Juneau through the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to P.O. Box 111800. Beginning October 1, all mail addressed to our Willoughby Avenue address will not be delivered and will be returned to sender by the Post Office. This change only impacts incoming mail to the Juneau office.

DS-16 Flowline D, Crude Methanol Spill

Location
Flow Station 2, Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, Deadhorse, Alaska.
Time/Date of Incident
1:15 PM, October 15, 2007. BPXA reported the spill to ADEC at 1:57 PM, October 15, 2007.
Spill Number
07399928801
Product/Quantity
BPXA has estimated the spill volume total at 1,932 gallons (46 bbls) of product. Included in this total is 630 gallons (15 bbls) of neat methanol, 1260 gallons (30 bbls) of a 60/40 methanol water mixture and 42 gallons (1 bbl) of a crude / water mixture. Neat methanol is 100 % methanol.
Cause
The flowline was punctured when it moved with sufficient force to strike an adjacent horizontal support module and penetrated the pipe wall.

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October 17, 2007
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Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 111800
Juneau, Alaska 99811
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