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Assam oil well fire continues, OIL says production getting affected

The well no. 5 at Baghjan in Tinsukia district has been spewing gas uncontrollably for the last 22 days and it caught fire on June 9, killing two of OIL's firefighters at the site

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Already two officials of the OIL have been suspended for alleged negligence of duty at the gas well site, while a show-cause notice has been issued to John Energy Pvt Ltd, the outsourced private operator of the well

Press Trust of India Guwahati

4 min read Last Updated : Jun 17 2020 | 11:49 PM IST

Gas continued to flow "uncontrollably" and the fire raged on at a natural gas well of OIL in Assam's Baghjan on Wednesday with multiple agencies engaged in efforts to stop the leakage and douse the blaze, officials said.

Oil India Ltd (OIL) continued to face public ire over the incident and its production is getting affected in a big way with the company losing 6,132 MT of crude oil and 7.97 MMSCM of natural gas output in the last 22 days due to the bandhs and blockades, they said.

The PSU major said nine trucks loaded with materials for constructing

Topics : oil companies Crude Oil oil fields Oil refinery

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