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ConocoPhillips, which last week received U.S. government approval for the massive Willow oil drilling project in Alaska, detailed reasons for a natural gas leak at another North Slope field that prompted the evacuation of 300 employees last year.
The incident, which has heightened concerns in Nuiqsut about expanding oil development, promoted some ConocoPhillips operational changes.
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The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will issue a report on the leak that could include enforcement measures, but the chair of the commission said there’s no timeline for the report’s release.
From the commentary: In the administration’s rush to appease the powerful oil industry, it has once again demonstrated that no matter which party is in power, it must kowtow to corporate interests who green-wash their way to record profits at the expense of our planet’s health
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