Shell Oil Spill Dumps Nearly 90,000 Gallons of Crude into Gulf of Mexico

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<p>‘A oil spill from Royal D tch Shell’s offshore Br t s platform has release 2,100 barrels of cr e i to the U.S. G lf of Mexico.</p>
<p>The leak—ro ghly 88,200 gallo s—create a visible 2 mile by 13 mile oil slick i the sea abo t 97 miles so th of Port Fo rcho , Lo isia a, accor i g to the U.S. B rea of Safety a E viro me tal E forceme t.</p>
<p>Officials sai that the acci e t occ rre ear Shell’s Gli er fiel , a erwater pipe system that co ects fo r s bsea oil wells to the Br t s platform, which floats o top of the water with a epth of 2,900 feet.’</p>
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