oil depot

Petroleum holding facility

An oil depot is a storage facility for petroleum products—fuel, lubricants, heating oil.

These installations hold large quantities in tanks before distribution to gas stations, airports, or industrial users.

Military oil depots are strategic targets in wartime: The airstrike hit an oil depot outside the city.

Related

petroleum · terminal · diesel · gasoline · pipeline · industrial · drums · kerosene · pumps · reserve · strategic reserve · bunker · silos · valves · safety valve · loading · loading dock · trucking

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Opposites
energy infrastructure type

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Grid-scale photovoltaic installation

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supply chain position

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Retail fuel vendor

petrol station · filling station · fuel pump · service station · oil well

environmental impact

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Protected habitat area

wildlife sanctuary

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G