Hilcorp lowers pressure on pipeline currently leaking into Cook Inlet

The owner of an underwater pipeline leaking processed natural gas into Alaska’s Cook Inlet has lowered pressure in the line to reduce flow.
Hilcorp Alaska LLC now estimates that the pipe is leaking 193,000 to 215,000 cubic feet of gas per day in waters that contain endangered beluga whales.
That’s down from company estimates of up to 310,000 cubic feet per day spewing before Monday.
Hilcorp says repair equipment is staged, but ice in Cook Inlet continues to make it too risky to start