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In February 2025, the OIL STOP DIVISION OF AMPOL delivered 1,200 Feet (365 meters) of its SFB Oil Spill Containment boom along with a trailer-mounted hydraulic boom reel to a customer in South Louisiana for use in and around their petroleum storage facility. The...
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In August 2020 the Oil Stop Division of AMPOL shipped its new model SFB18TTcontainment boom to California to aid the firefighting effort. One of the tools commonly used in fighting forest fires is “Bambi” buckets under-slung from helicopters. The helicopter crew will...
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Oil Stop manufactured, delivered, and AMPOL installed, its AIS (Aquatic Invasive Species) Barrier for a private hunting and fishing club in South Louisiana. In late spring and summer, the water hyacinth would accumulate so thick in their canal that it was sometimes...
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Oil Stop’s Auto Boom, the first patented single point inflation oil spill containment boom, is now recommended to be manufactured using 36 oz./yd2 (1220 gm/m2) polyurethane coated polyester material. The 36 oz. material provides 25% more thickness over the original...
