Repsol Still Working To Control Blown Out Exploratory Well

It’s been two weeks since the Spanish company Repsol suffered a blow out at an exploratory well on the North Slope. The company still doesn’t have control of the well and extreme weather is slowing that work. The well is no longer active. But environmental groups say the harsh conditions that are hampering the clean-up operation prove how difficult it is to work in the Arctic.

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Annie Feidt is the broadcast managing editor at Alaska Public Media. Reach her atafeidt@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Anniehere

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