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200 Barrels Of Oil Leaks Into Water At Southern England's Poole Harbour
Anglo-French oil company Perenco's UK unit said on Sunday that a limited oil leak occurred at one of its well sites in Wytch Farm in Dorset, southern England.
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ONGC Reports Gas Leak From Well In Gujarat, Ambulances On Standby
Gas leaked from a well of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) near a village in Gujarat's Mehsana district on Friday, an official said.
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Debris Cleared At Assam Oil Blowout Site, Work On Controlling Fire Next
About 45 days since a damaged gas well blew out in Assam's Baghjan area, the state-owned Oil India Limited (OIL) said it was confident of beginning the "main works" for controlling the fire in the next few days.
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Assam Fire: Oil India To Legally Challenge Pollution Body's Closure Order
The state-owned Oil India Limited (OIL), which owns and operates gas well no.5 in Baghjan Oilfield that caught fire on June 9 after leaking gas "uncontrollably" since a blowout on May 27, is mulling legal recourse to challenge the "closure notice" by the Pollution Control Board, Assam, or the PCBA.
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Assam Chief Minister Asks Scientists To Study Tremors Near Burning Oil Well
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal met with senior scientists today to ask for a study of tremors reported from the Baghjan region, where last week a leaking gas well caught fire and killed two people
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Experts Submit Plan To Control Assam Gas Well Fire To Centre
Experts including those from Singapore have submitted a detailed draft plan to control the fire in a gas well in Assam's Tinsukia district has been submitted to the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gases, Public sector undertakings (PSU) major Oil India Limited (OIL) said in a statement.
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Assam Chief Minister Orders High-Level Probe Into Massive Fire Due To Gas Leak At Oil Well
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today ordered a high-level inquiry into the circumstances that led to a blowout at a gas well of Oil India Limited (OIL) in Tinsukia district and a subsequent fire that killed two persons.
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Army Cordons Off Oil Well Fire Site In Assam, Firefighting Ops Continue
The Army has cordoned off the site of a big oil well fire in Assam's Tinsukia district. The Oil India Ltd's site had been leaking gas for 14 days before it caught fire on Tuesday. Teams of the National Disaster Response Force along with the local authorities are trying to contain the fire.
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2 Firefighters Found Dead Near Assam Oil Well, Ops On To Fight Huge Blaze
Two firefighters of Oil India Ltd who had been missing were found dead at a wetland near the site of a massive oil well fire in Assam, officials said today. The oil well in upper Assam's Tinsukia district that has been leaking gas for 14 days caught fire on Tuesday. The fire was so intense that it could be seen from as far as 10 km away.
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Fire At Oil Well Leaking Gas For Days, Assam Wants Army, Air Force Help
A massive fire has engulfed a natural-gas producing well of Oil India Limited (OIL) in upper Assam's Tinsukia district, that has been leaking gas for the last 14 days. Sources say the fire, that began this afternoon, may spread to adjoining areas.
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10 Days On, Assam Oil Well Still Leaking Gas; Biodiversity At Risk
The natural-gas producing well of the Oil India Limited (OIL) in upper Assam's Tinsukia district continues to spew gas even 10 after the incident, causing grave damage to the region's wetlands and biodiversity. Images shared by locals on social media show gas condensate depositing in the Maguri beel wetland, dead carcasses of endangered Gangetic do...
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Assam Oil Well Still Leaking Gas "Uncontrollably"
Gas is "uncontrollably" flowing out of a natural gas producing well of Oil India Ltd (OIL) in Assam after a blowout eight days ago and the public sector undertaking on Thursday said an expert agency is monitoring the environmental impact of the leak.
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Assam Oil Well Still Leaking Gas A Week On, Singapore Experts Roped In
As a natural-gas producing well of the Oil India Limited (OIL) in upper Assam's Tinsukia district continues to spew gas even after a week of a blowout, a team of experts from Singapore is scheduled to reach the state on Wednesday to plug the leak.
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Unable To Plug Assam Gas Leak For 6 Days, Oil Major Turns To Foreign Experts
Unable to plug a natural gas leak in one of its north Assam oil wells, the Oil India Limited has decided to bring in experts from abroad to help manage the crisis.
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Gas Leaking From Assam Oil Well For 5 Days, 2,000 People Evacuated
Amid a spike in coronavirus cases and the first wave of floods in Assam, the state is bracing for yet another crisis - for the last five days an oil well owned by Oil India Ltd in Upper Assam has been releasing natural gas into the air after a leak. Sources said Oil India officials are still working to plug the leak.
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200 Barrels Of Oil Leaks Into Water At Southern England's Poole Harbour
Anglo-French oil company Perenco's UK unit said on Sunday that a limited oil leak occurred at one of its well sites in Wytch Farm in Dorset, southern England.
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ONGC Reports Gas Leak From Well In Gujarat, Ambulances On Standby
Gas leaked from a well of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) near a village in Gujarat's Mehsana district on Friday, an official said.
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Debris Cleared At Assam Oil Blowout Site, Work On Controlling Fire Next
About 45 days since a damaged gas well blew out in Assam's Baghjan area, the state-owned Oil India Limited (OIL) said it was confident of beginning the "main works" for controlling the fire in the next few days.
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Assam Fire: Oil India To Legally Challenge Pollution Body's Closure Order
The state-owned Oil India Limited (OIL), which owns and operates gas well no.5 in Baghjan Oilfield that caught fire on June 9 after leaking gas "uncontrollably" since a blowout on May 27, is mulling legal recourse to challenge the "closure notice" by the Pollution Control Board, Assam, or the PCBA.
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Assam Chief Minister Asks Scientists To Study Tremors Near Burning Oil Well
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal met with senior scientists today to ask for a study of tremors reported from the Baghjan region, where last week a leaking gas well caught fire and killed two people
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Experts Submit Plan To Control Assam Gas Well Fire To Centre
Experts including those from Singapore have submitted a detailed draft plan to control the fire in a gas well in Assam's Tinsukia district has been submitted to the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gases, Public sector undertakings (PSU) major Oil India Limited (OIL) said in a statement.
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Assam Chief Minister Orders High-Level Probe Into Massive Fire Due To Gas Leak At Oil Well
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today ordered a high-level inquiry into the circumstances that led to a blowout at a gas well of Oil India Limited (OIL) in Tinsukia district and a subsequent fire that killed two persons.
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Army Cordons Off Oil Well Fire Site In Assam, Firefighting Ops Continue
The Army has cordoned off the site of a big oil well fire in Assam's Tinsukia district. The Oil India Ltd's site had been leaking gas for 14 days before it caught fire on Tuesday. Teams of the National Disaster Response Force along with the local authorities are trying to contain the fire.
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2 Firefighters Found Dead Near Assam Oil Well, Ops On To Fight Huge Blaze
Two firefighters of Oil India Ltd who had been missing were found dead at a wetland near the site of a massive oil well fire in Assam, officials said today. The oil well in upper Assam's Tinsukia district that has been leaking gas for 14 days caught fire on Tuesday. The fire was so intense that it could be seen from as far as 10 km away.
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Fire At Oil Well Leaking Gas For Days, Assam Wants Army, Air Force Help
A massive fire has engulfed a natural-gas producing well of Oil India Limited (OIL) in upper Assam's Tinsukia district, that has been leaking gas for the last 14 days. Sources say the fire, that began this afternoon, may spread to adjoining areas.
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10 Days On, Assam Oil Well Still Leaking Gas; Biodiversity At Risk
The natural-gas producing well of the Oil India Limited (OIL) in upper Assam's Tinsukia district continues to spew gas even 10 after the incident, causing grave damage to the region's wetlands and biodiversity. Images shared by locals on social media show gas condensate depositing in the Maguri beel wetland, dead carcasses of endangered Gangetic do...
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Assam Oil Well Still Leaking Gas "Uncontrollably"
Gas is "uncontrollably" flowing out of a natural gas producing well of Oil India Ltd (OIL) in Assam after a blowout eight days ago and the public sector undertaking on Thursday said an expert agency is monitoring the environmental impact of the leak.
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Assam Oil Well Still Leaking Gas A Week On, Singapore Experts Roped In
As a natural-gas producing well of the Oil India Limited (OIL) in upper Assam's Tinsukia district continues to spew gas even after a week of a blowout, a team of experts from Singapore is scheduled to reach the state on Wednesday to plug the leak.
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Unable To Plug Assam Gas Leak For 6 Days, Oil Major Turns To Foreign Experts
Unable to plug a natural gas leak in one of its north Assam oil wells, the Oil India Limited has decided to bring in experts from abroad to help manage the crisis.
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Gas Leaking From Assam Oil Well For 5 Days, 2,000 People Evacuated
Amid a spike in coronavirus cases and the first wave of floods in Assam, the state is bracing for yet another crisis - for the last five days an oil well owned by Oil India Ltd in Upper Assam has been releasing natural gas into the air after a leak. Sources said Oil India officials are still working to plug the leak.
