Assam gas leak and fire: Severe floods leads OIL to call off blowout ops for the day

Oil India Limited (OIL) on Saturday called off its operations to contain the fire and blowout at the Baghjan 5 well in Assam after the area was ravaged by days of heavy rain and floods. “Working condition at the site has been considered unsafe for the day and all operations at site have been called off,” stated a release from the company.

The interruption in operations will prove to be a big challenge for the energy major, as it has struggled to plug the blowout, first reported exactly a month ago on May 27. Subsequently, the well caught fire on June 9, complicating matters further.