Today, 48 years ago, on April 30, 1977, the North Sea well exploded. On April 30, 1977, a well in the North Sea oil field had lost control for eight days, splashing 7.5 million gallons of crude oil, forming a 45-mile-long, 30-mile-wide layer of oil on the surface of the ocean between Norway and the United Kingdom. Today, the well was finally controlled. Norwegian and American staff managed to seal the well with a hydraulic pillar. Two days ago, the method was also used, but was not successful. Officials said that because of this increased pressure, it succeeded. The Norwegian government said that this huge layer of oil was slowly floating to the northwest, approaching Scotland, but it was "really impossible" to reach the coast officers. The oil layer's impact on