A pipeline leak of about two barrels of oil forced Shell to temporarily halt crude oil production at three of its drilling platforms (Amberjack, Mars and Olympus) in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said Aug. 12. The leak happened Aug. 11 after a flange broke along the Shell pipelines at a booster station in Fourchon, La., a company spokesperson said. The booster station maintains pressure and flow in the pipelines. The flange leak, which was contained Friday morning, affected two of those pipeline, which connect crude oil from Shell’s offshore platforms to refiners in Texas and Louisiana. Amberjack is back online. The Mars pipeline will be back up later Friday. The platforms are located about 130 miles from New Orleans. Shell crews are working on a permanent fix to the pipelines that should be completed sometime Friday, the company said. (Source: NOLA.com 08/12/22)
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