Shell cleaning up oil spill in Gulf

Shell says crews are preparing to clean up an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico after about 334,000 litres of oil were released from a flow line about 145 kilometres off the coast of Louisiana.

Shell says five boats were dispatched to clean up oil they can skim off the surface of the Gulf.

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said there have been no reports of injuries. The agency is investigating the cause of the leak.