Oil pipeline near Tracy spills thousands of gallons of crude
About 50 hazardous materials responders were on the scene of an apparent oil pipeline rupture Monday along the Alameda County-San Joaquin County border near Tracy, cleaning up a spill reported to be as much as 21,000 gallons.
Shell officials said they have since shut down their San Pablo Bay Pipeline and have a response team on-site clearing contaminated soil and monitoring local air, water and ground conditions with local and state authorities.
“Our primary focus continues to be the safety and health of the responders, for the protection of the environment and to minimize any further impact as a result of this release,” Ray Fisher, a company spokesman, said in an email to The Chronicle.
Neighboring Alameda County officials reported in a filing with the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services that 500 barrels of oil had been discharged into the ground, but none into waterways.