Conoco halts production at 2 platforms
By Richard Fu |
July 14, 2011, Thursday
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UNITED States oil major ConocoPhillips has halted production at two platforms in Bohai Bay that leaked oil into the sea last month at the request of China's maritime regulator.
The State Oceanic Administration yesterday ordered Conoco to stop production at Platform B and C of the Penglai 19-3 oilfield because of "slow progress" in dealing with last month's two spills in 3,400 square kilometers of sea.
The two platforms have a capacity of 47,000 barrels a day, about a third of the production from the Penglai 19-3 field, according to Conoco, the operator of the field. The Penglai 19-3 field is 49-51 owned by Conoco and China's CNOOC Ltd.
The oceanic administration said earlier this week that a small amount of oil leak could still be found near one platform, although Conoco has said clean-up operations have been largely complete. But the administration said Conoco is moving slowly in dealing with the leaks and the situation is not under full control.
"To date, the majority of the measures taken by ConocoPhillips China to deal with the spills are temporary and remedial ones, which cannot eliminate spill risks from the root," the administration said. "New spills could happen again at any time."
Conoco yesterday said it's re-looking at its plans for the field to ensure seepage does not occur again.
CNOOC has cleaned up the minor spill at its Suizhong 36-1 oilfield where oil leaked early Tuesday. Operations at the field, also in Bohai Bay, have resumed from yesterday afternoon, parent China National Offshore Oil Corp said yesterday.
The State Oceanic Administration yesterday ordered Conoco to stop production at Platform B and C of the Penglai 19-3 oilfield because of "slow progress" in dealing with last month's two spills in 3,400 square kilometers of sea.
The two platforms have a capacity of 47,000 barrels a day, about a third of the production from the Penglai 19-3 field, according to Conoco, the operator of the field. The Penglai 19-3 field is 49-51 owned by Conoco and China's CNOOC Ltd.
The oceanic administration said earlier this week that a small amount of oil leak could still be found near one platform, although Conoco has said clean-up operations have been largely complete. But the administration said Conoco is moving slowly in dealing with the leaks and the situation is not under full control.
"To date, the majority of the measures taken by ConocoPhillips China to deal with the spills are temporary and remedial ones, which cannot eliminate spill risks from the root," the administration said. "New spills could happen again at any time."
Conoco yesterday said it's re-looking at its plans for the field to ensure seepage does not occur again.
CNOOC has cleaned up the minor spill at its Suizhong 36-1 oilfield where oil leaked early Tuesday. Operations at the field, also in Bohai Bay, have resumed from yesterday afternoon, parent China National Offshore Oil Corp said yesterday.
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