Crude Oil Transfer Station Could Mean 30 New Jobs For Walnut Hill

March 29, 2012

A new crude oil transfer station in Walnut Hill could mean about 30 new high paying jobs.

Genesis Rail Systems, LLC wants to build the facility on 20 acres off Corley Road, near Arthur Brown Road. The property was chosen because it is at the intersection of an existing crude oil pipeline and the Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway.

Crude oil will be shipped in rail tanker cars from the north — including oil fields in Monroe and Escambia counties in Alabama — and be offloaded at the Walnut Hill facility into a 100,000 barrel storage tank before being injected into the existing Genesis pipeline for transport to refineries along the Gulf Coast.

According to project plans, the facility will create 25-30 or more well paying full time jobs in the community, plus positive economic impacts from constructions and ongoing expenditures.

Plan drawings for the facility show that the large crude oil storage tank will be surrounded by a lined containment area designed to catch storm water runoff and, in a worse case scenario, any leak, preventing any contamination to the surrounding area. The facility will also include the pumping equipment, a 1,500 square foot administration building and a 45-space gravel parking lot.

To support the planned oil transfer station, the Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway is currently constructing an additional rail spur parallel to tracks that run along Corley Road from Arthur Brown Road.

The construction project must receive final approval from Escambia County before construction can begin.

Pictured above: Property off Corley Road in Walnut Hill were a company wants to build a crude oil transfer station. Pictured inset: Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway is already working to install new track. Pictured below: Plans for the facility. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Comments

7 Responses to “Crude Oil Transfer Station Could Mean 30 New Jobs For Walnut Hill”

  1. Sunny on March 30th, 2012 12:07 pm

    This will be a great economic boost for our whole area. Fantastic!

  2. LINDA REDMOND on March 29th, 2012 12:37 pm

    This is a great blessing for the walnut Hill community, jobs is needed in this area. I Pray it don”t take too long to be approved.

  3. Mke on March 29th, 2012 8:47 am

    That sound great, JOBS!

  4. Dave on March 29th, 2012 8:21 am

    Great news for Walnut Hill! Way to go Florida!

    The Governor of Louisiana just landed one of these project recently as well, sound like great new jobs:
    http://gov.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=newsroom&tmp=detail&catID=2&articleID=3252&navID=3

  5. 429SCJ on March 29th, 2012 6:48 am

    Congratulations Walnut Hill. I hope to see 30 of your daughters and sons employed at this new facility.

  6. Jane on March 29th, 2012 5:57 am

    It is about time something new came to the north end of Escambia County! Let’s hope the County permit process doesn’t hold things up too long!

  7. Randon on March 29th, 2012 2:05 am

    Awesome!

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