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Shell oil spill in North Sea being taken ‘very seriously’
Business digest: Spill most substantial in a decade, but still far less severe than BP Gulf of Mexico incident
The oil spill in the North Sea from a Royal Dutch Shell pipeline is said by the government to be the most "substantial" in the area for a decade.
Around 1,300 barrels have so far been spilled, resulting in a surface sheen area of about 37km squared.
Shell says that "less than five barrels per day" are currently being released into the sea after the faulty section of pipeline, which connects the Gannet field and a production platform, was isolated.
The spill pales in comparison to the BP Gulf of Mexico disaster, which saw 5m barrels of oil empty into the sea at a rate of 50,000 barrels a day. Nonetheless, the Scottish executive said it was taking the incident "very seriously".
Read a full report at the Daily Telegraph. ·
