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Empresas y finanzas

Oil wells shut on Louisiana coast due leak: filing


    HOUSTON (Reuters) - An operator has shut oil wells in Louisiana's regulated coastal waters due to a leak in South Pass Block 11, according to a federal filing on Friday.

    Energy Partners Ltd of New Orleans shut the wells after a platform pipe leaked 1.1 gallons of crude into a land-locked marsh Monday, the National Response Center stated in the filing.

    The company could not be reached immediately for comment.

    (Reporting by Bruce Nichols; Editing by John Picinich)