Oil stain was found in the center of the Gulf of Mexico drilling platforms near theNetherlands-British company Royal Dutch Shell. As reported by the company on Wednesday, the remediation has already entered a special purifying vessel. In order tomonitor the situation involved aircraft.In a statement the company says that the cause of the oil slick, which measuresapproximately 16 by 1.6 kilometers, are still unknown, but they are not connected with the objects of Shell in the region.
"Information that the cause of the oil film could be located in this area of our wells in the fields of" Mars "and" Ursa ", no. However, as a precautionary measure we decided tocall the purifying vessel," - said in a statement.
Shell reported the incident to a specialized service in the United States Coast Guard, is engaged in monitoring the oil leakage. Representatives of the Service does not comment on the situation, ITAR-TASS reported.
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