Both groups said a blowout at the well has led to an oil spill in an environmentally sensitive area, with the possibility that the spring thaw will flush oil into the sea.
According to the head of the Nenets regional department of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Vladimir Tsybin, the blowout occurred on 20 April during the opening of the old exploration well, which Bashneft intends to use for commercial production.
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