Baghjan oil blow out: OIL lines up firm for bio-remediation of spill

GUWAHATI: Poor weather conditions are hampering work for the removal of equipment from a well plinth and the development of an approach road to the site of an oil blow out in upper Assam’s Tinsukia district. Oil IndiaNSE 5.97 % Limited’s (OIL) has lined up firm for bio-remediation of the oil spill.

Gas is flowing uncontrollably since Wednesday from OIL’s well. The company stated, “Associated Condensates coming out with the gas are water sprayed and collected in a pond near the well site itself and then safely transported to FHQ, Duliajan. Utmost care has been taken to arrest condensate spillage to surrounding areas. A bund has been created around the well site to prevent the contaminated water runoff to surrounding and nearby water body”