Oil spill of more than 337.8 thousand cubic meters occurred in the Gulf of Mexico , thewebsite of the US Coast Guard reported.

It is specified that the accident happened in 144.8 km to the south of island Timbalier.

The leakage occurred from the pipeline connecting four wells floating Royal Dutch Shell mining company platform.

Royal Dutch Shell liquidates the flood consequences. The coast guard is carrying out monitoring of this process by means of the helicopters directed to the place of the state of emergency