Search is on for pipeline leak after as much as 1.1 million gallons of oil sullies Gulf of Mexico
- The Coast Guard estimates that 1.1 million gallons of crude oil may have been released from a pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico, but the spill is not a threat to the Louisiana coast.
- Multiple agencies are working to clean up the oil spill, which was first spotted on Thursday near the Main Pass Oil Gathering Pipeline. The leak has been stopped.
- Skimming vessels are recovering oil on the surface, and the spill is moving away from Louisiana's shore. The cause of the leak is under investigation.
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