Apache readies rig for relief well

US independent Apache said a relief rig is en route to the location of an offshore Louisiana well where natural gas has been said to be flowing underground for more than a week.

Rowan Cecil Provine: Apache is moving the jack-up rig (above) to the site of a suspected leaking gas well off Louisiana in case the drilling of a relief well is needed
Rowan Cecil Provine: Apache is moving the jack-up rig (above) to the site of a suspected leaking gas well off Louisiana in case the drilling of a relief well is needed
Published 15 February 2013, 05:56Updated 11 October 2016, 14:26
Americas