Singapore reports oil spill from Shell pipeline

Singapore: An oil pipeline belonging to British giant Shell began leaking into the sea on Sunday, Singaporean authorities said, adding that the spill...

Singapore: An oil pipeline belonging to British giant Shell began leaking into the sea on Sunday, Singaporean authorities said, adding that the spill was stopped and cleanup crews deployed.

The spill started early Sunday morning on a pipeline running between two islands, Bukom and Bukom Kecil, Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said in a statement.

"The leak was reported to have stopped at source," the MPA said. "Shell has placed containment booms off the site of the leak and has also deployed craft equipped with dispersants to clean up the oil sighted in the vicinity of the leak."

The authority said it also dispatched equipment and a team to help clear the fuel slick, and activated drones and satellite capabilities to monitor the spill.

"Relevant government agencies have been alerted and to report any oil sightings," it said, adding there had been "no new oil sightings" as of Sunday evening.