Oct 22 (Reuters) - Singapore agencies said on Tuesday they were making progress in cleaning up an oil leak and there had been no new sightings of oil at sea or onshore as of 3 p.m. (0700 GMT).

Shell (SHEL.L) , opens new tab reported on Sunday an oil leak from a land-based pipeline at Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Singapore on Bukom island, which was later said to have been stopped.

"The clearing of the remaining trapped oil within the containment booms in the channel and the cleaning of the stained rock bunds and infrastructure are targeted to be completed in the coming days," Singapore agencies said in a joint statement on Tuesday.

The agencies included the Building and Construction Authority, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the National Environment Agency (NEA). Some said they were continuing to monitor for sightings of oil.

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