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DUBAI, Jan 23 (Reuters) - State-run Kuwait Oil Co (KOC) has stopped an oil leak in the country's south west and is working on rehabilitating the well for production, it said on Monday in a statement on its official Twitter account.
KOC added a team is working to secure the well and no harmful gas leak has been detected.
It expects to fully control the well and secure it within a few hours, KOC said.
Late on Sunday, the firm announced a state of emergency because of the leak.
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(Reporting by Hadeel Al Sayegh; Writing by Reem Shamseddine) ((Hadeel.AlSayegh@thomsonreuters.com; +971566883310;))
KOC added a team is working to secure the well and no harmful gas leak has been detected.
It expects to fully control the well and secure it within a few hours, KOC said.
Late on Sunday, the firm announced a state of emergency because of the leak.
(Reporting by Hadeel Al Sayegh; Writing by Reem Shamseddine) ((Hadeel.AlSayegh@thomsonreuters.com; +971566883310;))
