Alaska Pipeline Shut Down After Leak Discovered

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The Trans Alaska Pipeline shut down on Saturday after an oil leak was discovered at the intake pump station at Prudhoe Bay, the system's operator said.

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