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Alaska Orders Review of All North Slope Oil Wells After Spill Linked to Permafrost
- By Sabrina Shankman
- Oct 31, 2017
- 1 min read
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 casing.
The emergency order, issued Monday by the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC), said the outer casing that cracked had been set in the permafrost.
photo credit: Paxson Woelber