Oregon approves permit for oil train terminal near Clatskanie


The Department of Environmental Quality approved an air pollution permit, which will allow the terminal to move 1.8 billion gallons of oil annually.

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The Department of Environmental Quality approved an air pollution permit, which will allow the terminal to move 1.8 billion gallons of oil annually.

Eric Slifka, Global’s CEO, called the new permit a key step toward a $50 million to $70 million expansion to restart ethanol production while continuing to unload crude oil trains.

“We are pleased to have received our permit, which is the next step toward infrastructure upgrades that will create hundreds of jobs during the construction phase and new permanent jobs when the facility is fully operational,” Slifka said.

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