An official of the Board of the Oil Corporation of Libya’s National Transitional Council for Foran gas well  in field wells Intesar  (103) southwest Ajdabiya, a subsidiary of Zueitina.

The official said the oil that the announcement about the incident has been delayed for fear of exploitation and media Gaddafi him, pointing out that the well was out of control since 7 August / August to the flow rate of up to more than 50 million cubic feet a day, and at altitudes of between 60 and 70 meters.

He said that the company is still unable so far to control it, saying the field threatened to burst, he said, adding – in a statement of the island – that the causes of leakage due to the inability of the company to deal with the technical defect, which occurred at the top of the mainland and casing near the surface over the past years, along with the neglect of the institution at the time of the Gaddafi regime to repair previous damage.

According to the initial study carried out by the technical team, which includes a specialist in drilling and petroleum engineering, the option currently available is to ignite and burn the gas to prevent ignition of any non-programmer could lead to an environmental disaster, as the administrator.

Leakage control

The official confirmed that it will be later drilled oblique to stop the flow of gas within 60 days of specialized drilling operations, as well as taking action when necessary to provide security protection later.

The availability of gas well a large proportion of electrical power to the city of Benghazi, which suffer from severe disruption of the electrical current of up to 10 hours a day.