ABUJA, Nigeria, March 6 (UPI) -- A natural gas well off the coast of Nigeria stopped flowing by itself after a fire burned out at the site, the Nigerian division of Chevron announced.
"Chevron Nigeria Ltd. announced that the fire at the site of the Funiwa 1A natural gas well offshore Nigeria ceased burning on Friday," the company stated. "The well stopped flowing on its own."
The company said no natural gas had flowed since the fire went out but monitoring was ongoing.
More than 150 rig workers were pulled from the K.S. Endeavor rig off the Nigerian coast in January after the rig partially collapsed. Chevron initially said it observed a small sheen from the area, which represented about 13 barrels of liquid.
The drilling of a relief well to extinguish the fire began in January. CNL said it hired local residents to monitor areas beaches for possible contamination. It added that it offered food and other supplies to communities "to recognize the help and support that they have given the company."
Two rig workers were declared dead following a search-and-rescue operation.
The cause of the accident remains under investigation.
