Anglo-Dutch integrated oil company Royal Dutch Shell has deployed a vessel to investigate an oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico, close to an area where a number of companies, including Shell, have oil platforms.
Shell said there is no evidence that the sheen, which covers an area about one-mile-by-ten, emanated from any of its platforms. "The source and type of sheen is currently unknown," said Kelly op de Weegh, a spokeswoman for Shell.
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