Wednesday, May 23, 2012

BEIRUT (Zawya Dow Jones)--State-run Kuwait Oil Co., or KOC, said it has contained a natural gas leak that occurred Tuesday morning near the Shuaiba industrial area in the Gulf state's southern region, the official Kuwait News Agency, or Kuna, reports Wednesday.

The accident didn't result in any damage and work is underway to repair the leaking pipeline, KOC told the news agency.

News agency website: http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2242472&Language=ar

-By Beirut Bureau, Zawya Dow Jones; +961-1-985 757; BeirutZDJ@zawya.com

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