Published: January 11th, 2012 08:21 AM
Last Modified: January 11th, 2012 08:22 AM
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 on the Kenai Peninsula.
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.
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