Conoco cleaning pipelines more often

Kuparuk lines formerly cleaned every six months; those piggable now being cleaned every month; line that leaked out of service

The Associated Press

ConocoPhillips has stepped up its efforts to prevent corrosion-related leaks in its pipelines in the Kuparuk oil field on Alaska’s North Slope. The move comes after leaks in pipelines earlier this year damaged the reputation of BP, operator of the Prudhoe Bay oil field, the nation’s largest. Kupar....

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