BP-operated North Sea Oil Well Shut-in (BP, MRO)

BP plc. (NYSE: BP) has shut-in a 43,000 barrel/day well in a North Sea field following the discovery of a small crack in a connecting pipeline. The leak has stopped and there is no oil visible on the surface according…

Published January 30, 2012, 1:27pm ET · 1 min read

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BP plc. (NYSE: BP) has shut-in a 43,000 barrel/day well in a North Sea field following the discovery of a small crack in a connecting pipeline. The leak has stopped and there is no oil visible on the surface according to BP.

Marathon Oil Corp. (NYSE: MRO) owns a stake in the well. The shut-down is expected to last for “weeks rather than months” a BP spokeperson told MarketWatch.

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