Scientific American | Shell Shuts Wells Near Oil Spill off Louisiana Scientific American HOUSTON (Reuters) - A 2,100-barrel oil spill in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico forced Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday to shut in all wells that flow to its Brutus platform, federal regulators said. The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE ... Shell Moves to Contain Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico A Manhattan-sized oil spill just hit the Gulf of Mexico Yet Another Oil Spill Wreaks Havoc On The Gulf Of Mexico And Nearby Coastal Communities |