The Alaska pipeline remained closed for a second day due to a leak. The leak is located near the beginning of the pipeline in Prudhoe Bay but an exact location is not yet known. A timetable for opening the pipeline has not been provided and crude prices have risen 1.7% in electronic trading. Production associated with the pipeline accounts for 630,000 barrels per day.
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