The natural gas leak detected last week at a North Slope oil development near Nuiqsut has not yet been stopped, ConocoPhillips officials said, and the company has not yet identified the source of the leak.
The natural gas leak detected last week at a North Slope oil development has not yet been stopped, ConocoPhillips officials said Wednesday, and the company has not yet identified the source of the leak.from Alpine Central Facility and CD1 pad where the leak was detected. Approximately 300 personnel were relocated, ConocoPhillips spokesman Michael Walter said Wednesday. Typically, 400 employees are housed at the Alpine Central Facility, he said.
“Crews at Alpine and the Incident Management Team in Anchorage are currently working to identify the source of the natural gas,” Walter said. “That information will inform on how we move forward to mitigate the release.” The community, which has a population of about 500, isn’t in a forced evacuation status, but officials are evaluating the air quality in the village and are ready to ask residents to evacuate, Ahtuangaruak said.Walter said that the odor is likely not coming from the leak. He said
The utility company for Nuiqsut, the Nuiqsut Utility Cooperative, adds a harmless chemical called mercaptan to natural gas. Mercaptan has a foul, rotten egg odor, to ensure natural gas does not go undetected if there is a leak.
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