Alaska Watchdog Orders Oil Well Shut-Downs

The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has ordered
oilfield operators in the North Slope to shut down wells with a
design similar to one operated by BP that spilled oil and gas in
April this year as a result of permafrost thawing. The watchdog
also asked the companies to provide it with lists of these wells by
the end of the year. BP’s well in the Prudhoe Bay field spilled
about 63 gallons of crude oil and 100,000 pounds of natural gas
when the thawing of permafrost caused the ground to sink and
increased the pressure on the well.…

The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has ordered
oilfield operators in the North Slope to shut down wells with a
design similar to one operated by BP that spilled oil and gas in
April this year as a result of permafrost thawing. The watchdog
also asked the companies to provide it with lists of these wells by
the end of the year. BP’s well in the Prudhoe Bay field spilled
about 63 gallons of crude oil and 100,000 pounds of natural gas
when the thawing of permafrost caused the ground to sink and
increased the pressure on the well.…