BP Kills Alaska Well After Capping Oil, Natural Gas Leaks
- Gas leak ended overnight, a day after oil spray was stopped
- Two leaks occured at Prudhoe Bay site on Friday morning
The BP Plc Central Gas Facility stands in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. Four decades after the Trans Alaska Pipeline System went live, transforming the North Slope into a modern-day Klondike, many Alaskans fear the best days have passed.
Photographer: Daniel Acker/BloombergA BP Plc well on Alaska’s North Slope is no longer leaking crude oil or natural gas, a spokeswoman said Monday. Environmentalists, describing the well as “out of control,” called on the state to investigate.
The crude spray was discovered Friday morning, and capped early Sunday. A second leak that was emitting gas at a reduced rate was closed off overnight on Sunday, spokeswoman Dawn Patience said in an email. The well was originally completed in 1976 and was currently producing the equivalent of about 500 barrels of oil a day, she said.