Sunday, April 14, 2013

Bohai fishers allege crude spill cover-up - Conoco denies claims - Globaltimes.cn

Conoco Phillips China  康菲石油中国 has denied recent media reports such as the one below that there was a spill of crude from one of its vessels in the shallow Bohai Sea.  CPC  operates oil well drilling platforms in a joint venture with China National Offshore Oil Corp..(CNOOC) The State Oceanic Administration concurs with CPC, saying the slick was fuel oil not crude oil.  - GWC

Bohai fishers allege crude spill cover-up - CHINA - Globaltimes.cn:
Chinese authorities on Sunday denied that an American energy giant has again spilled oil into the waters off North China, rebutting local fishers' claim that a spill is being covered up.Fishers found large oil slicks near Shandong Province Tuesday, following strong winds the night before, Wang Zhongguo, a fisher from Changdao county, told the Global Times. He said abandoned oil-absorbing pads stained with oil were also found in nearby villages.
Wang said fishers in his village saw a ship towing oil-absorbing pads sail toward the coast of Tuoji Island to avoid heavy winds on March 20.
They identified it as a ship from Conoco Phillips, an energy firm headquartered in America that in 2011 caused two oil spills in the Bohai Sea, which contains several important oil reserves.
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