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Re:Oil Tankers Are Surrounding California with Nowhere to Un... by teruakohatu on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @11:17PM (#22952509)
Crude oil and it's vapors are highly toxic. Maybe you could store it there if you capped the giant hole, but that wouldnt be feasible.

https://www.amfs.com/effects-of-crude-oil-exposure/

Why wouldn't you have leeching problems? If you filled that mine up the oil at the bottom would be under a lot of pressure.

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Re:Oil Tankers Are Surrounding California with Nowhere to Un... by koheripbal on Thursday April 23, 2020 @09:14AM (#22955534)
This is no different than when it's in the ground naturally.
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