Freedumb! BP Pipe Leak At Prudhoe Sprays 34 Acres With Mix Of Oil, NGL; BP Deploys Brooms, Shovels

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(Reuters) - Work crews for BP Plc were clearing contaminated snow on Thursday on Alaska's North Slope after a Prudhoe Bay well line ruptured, spraying a 34-acre area with crude oil and natural gas.

Just how much liquid escaped from the line remains under investigation by BP and Alaska’s Department of Environmental Conservation.

It remains unclear whether the leak, detected earlier this week, is connected to a decline in North Slope oil production. BP did not return emails seeking comment.

Since the spill occurred, daily North Slope production has dropped about 10,000 barrels per day, from 533,000 to 521,000, according to state tracking data. As of Saturday, however, two days before an inspector discovered the problem, production was at 551,000, according to Alaska’s Department of Revenue.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/01/us-bp-spill-alaska-idUSKBN0DH3G020140501

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1. There seems to be no stopping of BP's abuse of the planet. nt