Article: Witness: Exxon had confidence in leak detector

ExxonMobil Corp. trusted the line leak detector installed at the Jacksonville site of a massive gas leak in 2006 even as it was replacing that model with upgraded detectors across the nation, a company official testified Tuesday.

"We were confident in the protection the system provided," said John R. Greco during his second day on the witness stand in Baltimore County Circuit Court. "Both pieces of equipment work equally well."

Greco, now U.S. construction manager for Exxon, was overseeing detector upgrades in January 2006 when more than 25,000 gallons of gasoline leaked from a damaged line at the Jacksonville station. Greco also led a post-leak investigation team for three weeks after the ...

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