The
Anglo-Dutch
supermajor
said
on
Tuesday
there
was
no
legal
basis
for
the
proposed
fine,
Reuters
reported.
The
National
Oil
Spill
Detection
and
Response
Agency
(NOSDRA)
told
a
parliamentary
committee
on
Monday
that
although
last
year's
spill,
estimated
at
around
40,000
barrels,
was
contained
offshore,
there
was
a
serious
environmental
threat,
according
to
the
news
wire.
NOSDRA
said
the
spill
was
caused
by
a
failure
in
Shell's
oil
export
hose.
"The
spilled
barrels
impacted
approximately
950
square
kilometers
of
water
surface,
affected
a
great
number
of
sensitive
environmental
resources,"
the
NOSDRA
presentation
to
the
environment
committee
of
the
national
assembly
said.
"It…
