... the API 650. The hydrostatic testing is a process that required new tanks to be filled with water in order to settle their foundations and test their welds for strength. The process that Ashland Oil used was part of the API 650 Standard, but it violated the Standard because the tanks ... should have been tested accordingly, based on the API 650 Standards, and filled completely full with water, in order to settle the foundation, and test the strength of all the welds. This Standard is very important in this case, because with the facts presented, Ashland is truly in violation of ... all...

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