22-04-2017 02:11 via alaskapublic.org

BP well that spewed oil and gas successfully plugged

Image taken on April 18, 2017, showing Drill Site 2 well house and the adjacent reserve pit with an area of light crude spray. (Photo by Jade Gamble/Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation)The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation today announced yesterday that a leaking oil and gas well on the North Slope was successfully plugged.
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The well, owned by BP, began spewing oil and gas last Friday.
The spray of crude oil was halted on Saturday. But it took responders until
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