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Marathon Ashland Petroleum (3165), Garyville

Releases of Slop Oil

LDEQ Accident Number
Accident Date		 Point Source(s) Notes Amount of Release
105287

2008-05-01		Delayed Coker Unit Heavy Slop Oil Line
Cause: An HSO leak and small fire occurred.

Followup: No

Notes: Small fire immediately put out. Air Monitoring Team dispatched to monitor the fence line. Operational moves were made to minimize the leak and block the line for maintenance		30.0 gallons
104037

2008-03-19		Unit 27 Slop Oil Line
Cause: A slop oil line developed a leak.

Followup: No

Notes: Vacuum trucks brought in to extract as much slop oil from the ground as possible. All remaining stained soil was placed in a drum for disposal. Booms were placed in the ditch to contain the spill, which was then vacuumed. Any remaining slop oil was absorbed by the booms.		30.0 gallons