Meanings of say the spill in English

Traders, analysts and shipbrokers say the spill could eventually slow vessel traffic and hinder refining operations in the key Gulf Coast hub.

The picturesque Guanabara Bay was worst hit and officials say the spill is having a devastating effect on the environmentally sensitive coastline.

Traders, analysts and shipbrokers say the spill could eventually slow vessel traffic in the key Gulf Coast region and affect the energy industry.

It said the spill was contained within a day of the storm.

Shell said the spill was caused by a failed crude theft.

McKnight said the spill has been contained in the low-lying area in which it was discovered.

He said the spill in the Gulf was "exaggerated somewhat."

He said the spill forced him to "reconfigure everything".

She says the spill was reported immediately.

He said the spill has devastated the city, which is still climbing back after the 2005 Hurricane Katrina.

Earlier today, a Fire and Emergency spokesperson said the spill was quite large and the factory had been evacuated.

Moody's said the spill raised the specter of credit pressure for the five primary companies involved in the project.

The company said the spill had occurred due to "criminal tapping into a major oil product pipeline which pumps diesel fuel".

Environmental group Greenpeace said the spill was to likely to be one of the most terrible ecological crises that Mauritius has ever seen.

An official at state oil firm Petrovietnam, the owner of the refinery, said the spill would not have any impact on the start date.

Fyfe said the spill had "the potential to change the dynamic on the supply side of the equation" in the oil market.