The Russians say they have stopped an oil spill at the Trebs field in the Arctic.

It is one of Russia's most important oil production sites. The 37-hour leak spilled an estimated 2,000 tons of oil into the pristine wilderness.

Operators Lukoil, Russia's biggest company, and Bachneft obtained a licence to drill the northern Trebs last year.

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