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An oil depot (sometimes called a tank farm, tankfarm, installation or oil terminal) is an industrial facility for the storage of oil and/or petrochemical products and from which these products are usually transported to end users or further storage facilities. An oil depot typically has tankage, either above ground or below ground, and gantries (framework) for the discharge of products into road tankers or other vehicles (such as barges) or pipelines.