March 8 (Reuters) - Shell Oil, a subsidiary of Royal DutchShell Plc, said it has shut a part of itsHouma-to-Houston (Ho-Ho) pipeline for a temporary period after acrude oil leak.
"At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 7, ShellPipeline isolated a segment of the Houma-to-Houston (Ho-Ho)pipeline after air patrol noticed an indication of crude oilleakage near Iowa, Louisiana," company spokeswoman Kayla Mackesaid in an email.
There were no injuries reported due to the incident and thecompany has activated its emergency response plan, Macke added.
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