A land-based pipeline leak has led to about 30-40 metric tons of "slop” - a mixture of oil and water - being spilled into the sea off Singapore, Shell Plc said in a statement today.

Clean-up operations commenced following the detection of the spill. An oil leak from a Shell land-based pipeline between Bukom Island and Bukom Kecil was detected on 20 October at around 5:30 am. Later that day,

An oil leak in the pre-dawn hours of Oct 20 from a Shell pipeline has affected waters off Singapore, said the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). The oil started leaking at around 5.30am from a land-based pipeline belonging to the British petrochemical company between Bukom Island and Bukom Kecil,

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore was alerted to an oil leakage from a Shell land-based pipeline between Bukom Island and Bukom Kecil, which occurred at around 5.30 am (SGT) on 20. The leak was reported to have stopped at source.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said there had been no new sighting of an oil spill as of 6pm on Oct. 20

Major energy company Shell and Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority deployed clean-up measures after a leak from a land-based pipeline, they said on Sunday.

Singapore said it was alerted to an oil leakage from a Shell land-based pipeline early Sunday, and steps have been taken to clean up the spill.

An oil leakage from a pipeline in Singapore operated by Shell (NYSE:SHEL) was reported early Sunday, according to local officials. They said a cleanup was under way. The leak was reported to have “stopped at source,