A days-long natural gas leak has forced a partial evacuation at one of the biggest oil fields in North Slope, Alaska, media reported on Tuesday, with one local official saying the gas was still leaking. The leak was discovered Friday at a drill site in ConocoPhillips’ Alpine oil field, the company confirmed late Tuesday. The gas was still leaking on Tuesday, said Rosemary Ahtuangaruak, mayor of Nuiqsut, an Inupiat village about seven miles south of the oil field. As of now, it is unclear if there is an effect on the village of about 490 people, she said. ConocoPhillips evacuated non-essential workers at the drill site and at the Alpine Central Facility, the company said in a statement. “There are no reports of injury or environmental impact to the tundra or wildlife,” the company said, adding that Conoco is monitoring air quality at […]