Shell says it has dispatched an oil-spill response vessel to the location, between the Mars and Ursa production areas, and has requested flights to monitor the one-by-10-mile sheen with aerial surveillance.
–Shell reports a “light sheen” in the Gulf of Mexico
–Shell says it has no indication the sheen is coming from oil from nearby wells
–Company has dispatched an oil-spill response vessel
By Tennille Tracy and Ben Lefebvre Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA, RDSA.LN) is reporting a “light sheen” in the central portion of the Gulf of Mexico but says it has no “current indication” that oil is coming from nearby wells.
Shell says it has dispatched an oil-spill response vessel to the location, between the Mars and Ursa production areas, and has requested flights to monitor the one-by-10-mile sheen with aerial surveillance. Shell has no indication what the sheen may be comprised of, company spokeswoman Shell spokeswoman Kelly op de Weegh said.
“The source and type of sheen is currently unknown,” said op de Weegh.
Shell facilities in the Gulf of Mexico include platforms in the Mars and Ursa areas, both of which are about 130 miles southeast of New Orleans, according to the company’s website. The oil and natural gas produced in the fields are transported to shore via pipelines.
Shell says it notified the National Response Center Wednesday and is acting out of “prudent caution.”
Lt. Matt Kor of U.S. Coast Guard District 8, based in New Orleans, told Dow Jones Newswires that the district wasn’t yet aware of the sheen. “We haven’t seen any reports coming across the board,” Kor said.
Shell said the oil-spill response vessel it dispatched, the Louisiana Responder, is equipped with skimming and boom capabilities.
“Shell’s priority is to respond proactively, safely and in close coordination with the regulatory agencies,” the company said in a statement.
Nearly two years ago, a drilling rig known as the Deepwater Horizon exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, unleashing the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
-By Tennille Tracy and Ben Lefebvre, Dow Jones Newswires; 202-862-6619; [email protected]
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Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
IN JULY 2007, MR BILL CAMPBELL (ABOVE, A RETIRED GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERY UK MP AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS: 
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A head-cut image of Alfred Donovan (now deceased) appears courtesy of The Wall Street Journal.
