Shell Oil Spill

Shell Offshore spilled 80,892 gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, which covered 1,270 square miles in the first five days, in May 2016, the United States and Louisiana claim in a federal complaint.

NEW ORLEANS (CN) — Shell Offshore spilled 1,926 barrels (80,892 gallons) of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, which covered 1,270 square miles in the first five days, in May 2016, the United States and Louisiana claim in a federal complaint.

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