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Construction on Fuel Storage Facility in Northern Territory to Service U.S. Defence Operations Begins

Construction on Fuel Storage Facility in Northern Territory to Service U.S. Defence Operations Begins
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 2018 arrive at the Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Australia, April 12, 2018. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mason Roy
Steve Milne
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Preliminary works have begun to construct the Northern Territory’s (NT) largest fuel storage facility, which will play a key role in U.S. defence operations in the region.

According to an NT Government media release on Tuesday, the facility will be located at East Arm in Darwin and hold up to 300 million litres (approx. 80 million gallons) of fuel.
Steve Milne
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