The Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) said it has now put under control a limited leakage from a Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) gas pipeline, a KOC spokesman said. Kuwait News Agency, KUNA, quoted the KOC spokesman, Saad Al-Azmi, as saying that in coordination with the state agencies concerned, the KOC has managed to control the gas leakage and has already evacuated people from the area as a precautionary measure to ensure their safety. KNPC's gas production process has not been affected by the gas leakage, he said.