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Defense Fuel Support Point Ozol

1940s establishments in CaliforniaBuildings and structures in Contra Costa County, CaliforniaInstallations of the U.S. Department of DefenseMilitary in the San Francisco Bay Area

The Defense Fuel Support Point Ozol (DFSP Ozol) is located at Ozol, California, US along the Carquinez Strait. It is a jet fuel bulk storage and transfer terminal operated by contractors on behalf of the Defense Logistics Agency's Defense Fuel Supply Center, which was renamed DLA - Energy in 1977.

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