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Originally published October 31, 2007 at 12:00 AM | Page modified October 31, 2007 at 3:46 PM

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Washington refineries now putting oil booms around tankers

The Shell and Tesoro refineries at Anacortes have hired contractors to comply with new oil boom requirements. They are putting booms around...

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ANACORTES — The Shell and Tesoro refineries at Anacortes have hired contractors to comply with new oil boom requirements.

They are putting booms around tankers before oil is transferred.

The Ecology Department put the requirement in place Friday to help prevent spills at 18 facilities in state waters were large volumes of oil are moved.

A Tesoro spokesman, Ed Hsu, says the requirement will cost the company millions of dollars a year.

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