Flow reduced in leaking underwater Alaska gas pipeline

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – The owner of a leaking underwater pipeline has reduced the amount of natural gas spewing into Alaska’s Cook Inlet by about half.
Hilcorp Alaska LLC over the weekend lowered line pressure.
The company says the leak will be cut to 85,000 to 115,000 cubic feet of processed natural gas per day.
Hilcorp is waiting for ice to clear so divers can safely repair the pipeline and expects to deploy divers within 10 days.
The pipeline since mid-December has leaked gas fr