NEW : Shell , to remove nonessential oil from Gulf of Mexico platforms . Researchers have estimated that between 35,000 barrels -- about 1.5 million gallons -- and 60,000 barrels -- about 2.5 million gallons -- of oil are gushing into the ocean every day . If successful , oil recovery could be suspended for several weeks . Alex could push more oil ashore . Alex moving toward Mexico 's Yucatan Peninsula .
NEW : Shell , to remove nonessential oil from Gulf of Mexico platforms . If successful , oil recovery could be suspended for several weeks . Alex could push more oil ashore . Alex moving toward Mexico 's Yucatan Peninsula .