An oil spill was reported on Friday off the Mumbai coast following a rupture in a pipeline carrying crude oil from state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's offshore oilfields.
The leakage in a pipeline carrying Mumbai High crude oil to Uran was reported around 8.45 am and production was immediately stopped, a senior company official said.
"Production from the Mumbai High and Bassein oilfields was restarted around 0950 hrs and crude oil is being transported to shore using a separate line," he said.
ONGC boats and Coast Guards vessels have been pressed into service to access the damage.
"Right now it is difficult to say what the damage has been," he said.
Production from the field was stopped for a shortwhile