Nigeria has declined to approve the sale of Shell's (NYSE:SHEL) onshore and shallow-water oil and gas in the Niger Delta region to a consortium of local companies, the country's upstream regulator said Monday.

Singapore said it was alerted to an oil leakage from a Shell land-based pipeline early Sunday, and steps have been taken to clean up the spill.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore was alerted to an oil leakage from a Shell land-based pipeline between Bukom Island and Bukom Kecil, which occurred at around 5.30 am (SGT) on 20. The leak was reported to have stopped at source.

A land-based pipeline leak has led to about 30-40 metric tons of "slop” - a mixture of oil and water - being spilled into the sea off Singapore, Shell Plc said in a statement today.

UK supermajor Shell and the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore have deployed clean-up measures after an oil leak on Sunday from one of the operator’s onshore pipelines in the city state, and an investigation is under way into the cause.

SINGAPORE: People should avoid swimming and other primary contact water activities near the beaches of East Coast Park, Kusu Island, St John’s Island and Lazarus Island, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said in an advisory on Monday (Oct 21).

Major energy company Shell and Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority deployed clean-up measures after a leak from a land-based pipeline, they said on Sunday.

An oil leakage from a pipeline in Singapore operated by Shell (NYSE:SHEL) was reported early Sunday, according to local officials. They said a cleanup was under way. The leak was reported to have “stopped at source,