CNOOC completes cleanup of oil sheen
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October 16, 2011, Sunday
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CHINA National Offshore Oil Corp, the country's largest offshore oil producer, said yesterday it has cleaned up an oil sheen on the sea surface in Bohai Bay.
Operation of an oil platform was suspended immediately after the company found a leak in one of its oil fields on Friday evening.
It was the latest in a series of offshore spills in the bay that have raised an outcry among fishermen and environmentalists.
The Tianjin branch of CNOOC said in a statement on its website yesterday that it discovered the spill after an oil slick was spotted near the Jinzhou 9-3 oilfield, which is in Liaodong Bay.
The source of the oil is an underwater pipe that was damaged by the anchors of ships.
CNOOC estimated about 0.38 cubic meters of oil was leaked and the platform shutdown will reduce its output by 1,600 barrels of oil a day.
The State Oceanic Administration had initiated a level-three emergency response to the spill and dispatched a plane and a monitoring vessel to assess the situation.
The spill comes after the government's pledge to inspect offshore petroleum drilling and exploration to prevent future oil spills.
The pledge was a response to a severe oil spill that occurred in Bohai Bay in June, wreaking havoc on local tourism and aquatic farming.
The June spill originated from a platform operated by ConocoPhillips China, a subsidiary of US-based oil giant ConocoPhillips. CNOOC is a partner of ConocoPhilipps.
The company has been criticized for its failure to clean up the spill in accordance with a deadline imposed by the Chinese government.
Operation of an oil platform was suspended immediately after the company found a leak in one of its oil fields on Friday evening.
It was the latest in a series of offshore spills in the bay that have raised an outcry among fishermen and environmentalists.
The Tianjin branch of CNOOC said in a statement on its website yesterday that it discovered the spill after an oil slick was spotted near the Jinzhou 9-3 oilfield, which is in Liaodong Bay.
The source of the oil is an underwater pipe that was damaged by the anchors of ships.
CNOOC estimated about 0.38 cubic meters of oil was leaked and the platform shutdown will reduce its output by 1,600 barrels of oil a day.
The State Oceanic Administration had initiated a level-three emergency response to the spill and dispatched a plane and a monitoring vessel to assess the situation.
The spill comes after the government's pledge to inspect offshore petroleum drilling and exploration to prevent future oil spills.
The pledge was a response to a severe oil spill that occurred in Bohai Bay in June, wreaking havoc on local tourism and aquatic farming.
The June spill originated from a platform operated by ConocoPhillips China, a subsidiary of US-based oil giant ConocoPhillips. CNOOC is a partner of ConocoPhilipps.
The company has been criticized for its failure to clean up the spill in accordance with a deadline imposed by the Chinese government.
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