An oil spill around a mile long has leaked from a pipeline some 80 kilometres off the Mumbai coast and could mean a loss of about 25,000 barrels, state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp said on Friday.

Oil Secretary S Sundareshan said the leakage should be plugged soon.
"The initial assessment of the extent of the oil spill is about one mile long," ONGC said in a statement.

A loss of 25,000 barr