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Operational Events September 15, 2005
    
Dikom Oil Field, India, September 15, 2005


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A well ignited Thursday, September 15, in the Dikom oil field in northeastern India after it had been damaged a few days earlier. Authorities evacuated 5,000 residents from villages and a tea estate in the area, while hundreds of local firefighters attempted to extinguish the blaze. The Boots & Coots team led the effort and put out the flames after 21 days.


PRESS COVERAGE

8 October 2005 Daily Post (Liverpool): Oil Fire Out
7 October 2005 The Irish Examiner: Massive Indian oil well fire extinguished
7 October 2005 Dow Jones Commodities Service: DJ oil well fire In India's northeast extinguished
7 October 2005 Associated Press Newswires: Firefighters extinguish oil well blaze in India's northeast
6 October 2005 Agence France Presse: Firefighters douse oil well fire in India's northeast
6 October 2005 AFX Asia: Firefighters douse oil well fire in India's northeast - official
6 October 2005 Hindustan Times: Assam oil fire put out after 21-days
30 September 2005 Hindustan Times: Final assault to douse Assam oil fire
30 September 2005 Upstream: Fire revamp for Oil India
28 September 2005 Dow Jones International News: Last effort launched to control 2-wk India oil well fire
26 September 2005 Agence France Presse: Battle against northeast India oil well fire to continue into third week
26 September 2005 AFX: India's Assam oil well fire rages into third week
26 September 2005 Indo-Asian News Service: Assam oil fire rages as equipment yet to arrive
20 September 2005 The Statesman: Oil well fire
20 September 2005 Associated Press Newswires: Firefighters battle blaze at oil well in India's northeast for seventh straight day
20 September 2005 Dow Jones International News: Firefighters battle blaze at India oil well for 7th day
20 September 2005 The Star-Ledger: World Roundup
20 September 2005 Houston Chronicle: AROUND THE WORLD
20 September 2005 The Seattle Times: Around the Globe
19 September 2005 The Hindu: 2 more U.S. experts arrive in Assam
19 September 2005 AFX Asia: Oil well blaze in northeast India expected to continue another week
19 September 2005 Dow Jones International News: Oil India shuts 30 wells as nearby fire rages for 6th day
19 September 2005 The Irish Examiner: Fire continues to rage in India
19 September 2005 Platts Commodity News: India's OIL plans to cap its fire-hit well this week
19 September 2005 Tulsa World: Cowboys in India
18 September 2005 AFX International Focus: Oil well fire in India's Assam rages on as experts await key equipment
18 September 2005 Hindustan Times: US firefighters struggle with Assam oil blaze
17 September 2005 Business Line (The Hindu): Not under control yet
17 September 2005 The Hindu: U.S. experts arrive at Dikom
17 September 2005 The Statesman: Foreign experts fight fire
17 September 2005 Agence France Presse: Firefighters struggle to douse oil well fire in India's Assam
17 September 2005 Hindustan Times: Assam oil blaze yet to be tamed by US experts
16 September 2005 Dow Jones International News: 5,000 evacuated after fire broke out at India oil well
16 September 2005 Agence France Presse: US oilmen arrive as hundreds battle Indian well blaze
16 September 2005 Xinhua News Agency: US Experts trying to douse oil well fire In Northeast India
16 September 2005 Hindustan Times: Lake being created to battle Assam oil well fire
16 September 2005 BBC News Online: US team battles India oil blaze
16 September 2005 Hindustan Times: Oil well fire rages in Assam; US experts to arrive
  
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