MOANA, NEW ZEALAND, MARCH 18, 2010: Drilling crewmen control a blowout at the mouth of a well for coal seam gas near Moana

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MOANA, NEW ZEALAND, MARCH 18, 2010: Drilling crewmen control a small blowout of carbon dioxide gas at the mouth of an exploratory well drilled for coal seam gas near Moana, New Zealand. No commercial gas was found and the well was eventually abandoned.

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Location: Moana, West Coast, New Zealand
Photo credit: © Peter Righteous / Alamy / Afripics
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