Most Bohai Bay oil spill claims settled, Conoco Phillips reports

ConocoPhillips Company’s description of the Administrative Process for Requesting Compensation under China’s Ministry of Agriculture’s Settlement Fund

Most oil pollution damage claims by aquaculturist and fishermen families from the provinces of Liaoning (78%) and Hebei (95%)  have been settled, Conoco Phillips reports.  In an action brought in Texas by fishermen from Shandong  province whose claims were not recognized, Conoco has filed a "description of the administrative process for requesting compensation" under its settlement with China's Ministry of Agriculture for the June 2010 oil spills at its Bohai Bay Peng Lai oil fields in China's north.

The settlement fund - established by direct negotiation with the national government, is administered at the county level.  Although the Tianjin maritime court has accepted fishermen's lawsuits, the description filed in the U.S. District Court in Houston by COPC mentions no role for the courts in the distribution of the negotiated fund. - GWC