BP Gas Leak Is Under Control in Alaska Oil Field -
By CLIFFORD KRAUSSAPRIL 17, 2017
A damaged BP oil and natural gas well that had been venting gas vapors on Alaska’s remote North Slope
since Friday morning has been brought under control, the company and state officials said on Monday.
“The leak has been completely stopped, both the crude leak
and the natural gas leak, which is great news for the North Slope,” said Candice Bressler, spokeswoman for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, a state regulatory agency.
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A response team including state and federal agencies identified two leaks on the production well.