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Timor Sea Oil Well Still Leaking
November 2, 2009 | NASA Earth Observatory

More than two months after a blowout at a newly-drilled oil well, crude oil and gas condensate continued to leak into the Timor Sea, between northwest Australia and Indonesia. According to news reports, the company responsible for the leaking well has tried to cap it three times without success.


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