Government says risk of further Shell oil spill "considerably reduced"

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Latest update confirms work to secure pipeline to seabed is proceeding well

Shell and the government have today released their latest update on the ongoing work to tackle the stricken pipeline at the centre of the worst North Sea oil spill in a decade, reporting that the risk...

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