Alaska Orders Review of All North Slope Oil Wells After Spill Linked to Permafrost

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By Sabrina ShankmanOct 31, 2017, 12:32 pm107 pts
Thawing permafrost cracked the casing on a BP oil well earlier this year, starting a leak that continued for days. By Sabrina Shankman Alaska's main oil and gas regulatory body has ordered a review of all North Slope wells after a spill last spring was connected to thawing permafrost, subsidence and a cracked…

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