Gas leak spurs evacuation at ConocoPhillips field in Alaska’s Arctic

Residents in the nearby Inupiat village of Nuiqsut have reported smelling the gas since Friday.

By Yereth Rosen, Reuters March 9, 2022
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ANCHORAGE — A days-long natural gas leak has forced a partial evacuation at one of the biggest oil fields in North Slope, Alaska, media reported on Tuesday, with one local official saying the gas was still leaking.

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