There were no new oil sightings as at 6pm, said MPA.
The oil was leaked into the sea from a land-based pipeline belonging to Shell between Bukom Island and Bukom Kecil.
The oil was leaked into the sea at around 5.30am from a land-based pipeline belonging to the British petrochemical company between Bukom Island and Bukom Kecil. MPA was alerted to the incident at about 1pm and the leak had reportedly stopped at source.MPA, its contractor Singapore Salvage Engineers, and Shell have deployed boats to clean up the oil seen near the leak.
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