Royal Dutch Shell has said an oil leak from one of its pipelines in the North Sea is now “under control”.
Shell did not say how much oil had been released, but estimated that the size of the sea surface affected was around 31 kms by 4.3 kms at its widest point. Photo: REX
By Szu Ping Chan 7:33PM BST 13 Aug 2011
The company said on Saturday that it had managed to “considerably reduce” the leak from a pipe leading to the Gannet Alpha platform, located 112 miles east of Aberdeen in Scotland.
Shell did not say how much oil had been released since the leak was found on Wednesday, but estimated that the size of the sea surface affected was around 31 kms by 4.3 kms at its widest point.
The company added that it expects “the sheen to disperse naturally through wave action and not reach the shore”.