The old, abandoned oil depot of OK and Calpalm in Leeuwarden, Netherlands.

Fryslan used to get his heating from this company. The oil was stored from 1958 in the depot.

This was my first urbex trip. Quite exciting I must say, but that may also come from the fact that I explored this site alone.

It’s not a big location to shoot but interesting enough for a first time. Not just the eyes get a nice treatment, the nose too. I guess the sun hitting on the big tank and wells produces some strange smells.

Gaining access was not a problem as you can see, but to stay unnoticeable was harder; it was situated at a busy road. I say was, because nowadays (June 2008) the site is wiped clean and all evidence of oil is removed.