Tesoro KPL Facility Crude Oil/Water Mixture
- Location
- Tesoro Kenai Pipe Line (KPL) Facility, Nikiski, Alaska (Lat/Long: 60.685319, -151.391169)
- Time/Date
- 3:15 p.m. December 18, 2016
- Spill Id
- 16239935301
- Product/ Quantity
- Tesoro estimated 165 gallons of crude oil/water mixture were released to the environment. The oil/water mixture ratio is unknown. Tesoro reported approximately 55 gallons were released to the secondary containment area and 110 gallons were released outside of the secondary containment area.
- Cause
- The cause of the spill is unknown at this time and is being investigated.
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