Mokena Oil Tank Leak Under Investigation
U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is investigating the cause of an oil tank leak at the Chicap Mokena Terminal, which is operated by BP Oil. Enbridge Inc., of Calgary, Alberta is the distributor.
Cleanup continued through the weekend after 900 barrels of crude oil leaked from a storage tank at BP Oil-Enbridge Storage in unincorporated Mokena. The leak of crude oil, destined for Superior, Wis., was discovered in the afternoon of Nov. 20 at the storage facility on Wolf Road at 184th Street. According to Larry Springer, Enbridge Inc. spokesperson, the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration was notified of the accident. The cause of the accident was due to a "failure on the line," said Springer, speaking on behalf of Calgary, Alberta-based crude oil distributor. A definite leak of 37,800 gallons of crude oil was confirmed to have escaped from an "infrequently used Enbridge tankage line" on Nov. 21, said Springer. …
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C. Martinez
8:46 pm on Monday, November 26, 2012
8:00PM they started the clean up machinery. It's super loud.... more ›