BP closes portion of Prudhoe Bay oil field over land rent dispute with Inupiat Eskimo family

BP PLC has closed a small portion of the Prudhoe Bay oil field following a judge's ruling that federal regulators didn't get approval from the land owners.
Friday's shutdown of the Raven unit affects less than 1 percent of production from the nation's largest oil field, but it represents a victory for the Inupiat Eskimo family that has battled BP and the Bureau of Indian Affairs over use of the land.
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Source: Los Angeles Times