Published: 12 April 2012
NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard was checking reports Thursday of a 10-mile (16-kilometre) oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico near wells operated by Shell Oil .
A helicopter with a pollution officer on board was headed out to determine the source of the oil, Coast Guard Petty Officer Steve Lehmann in New Orleans said. A report was expected later Thursday morning.
Shares in Royal Dutch Shell PLC fell in European trading early Thursday after it reported a "light sheen" of oil about 1 mile long and 10 miles wide in the general area of two of its production platforms in the oil and gas prospects called Mars and Ursa.
The company said the source of the sheen is unknown but it had no indication the sheen originated from its wells, about 130 miles (210 kilometres) southeast of New Orleans.
Shell sent a response ship to skim the area
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