The State Oceanic Administration (SOA) on Tuesday urged extensive checks to be conducted throughout all offshore oil-and gas-fields following the oil leak in a Bohai Bay oilfield under operation of a subsidiary of a U.S.-based…
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A new oil spill was reported off China’s northern coast on Tuesday, the third such incident on the Bohai Sea in less than two months. All the three spills involve China National Offshore Oil Corporation…
For some, the “highest-profile conference on water conservancy” that ended Juyl 9 was a precious boost to the lackluster stock market. There was an immediate upsurge – many described it as a “blowout” – of…
The State Oceanic Administration (SOA) has urged investigators to speed up the handling of the oil leak at an offshore oilfield in Bohai Bay that is being operated by a subsidiary of U.S.-based energy company….
BEIJING – It is possible that small oil spills are continuing at the Penglai 19-3 oilfield, according to satellite images from Sunday that appear to show a fresh belt of oil in the area that…
About 1,300 villagers found themselves without a reliable source of drinking water for four days after a chemical spill contaminated six wells in a village in east China’s Zhejiang Province, local residents said Monday. A…
China’s Three Gorges Dam has been retaining water during recent flood peaks in order to prevent the occurrence of floods on its middle and lower reaches, according to a report released by the dam’s operational…
HUIZHOU, Guangdong – A fire that broke out early on Monday at an oil refinery in South China’s Guangdong province did not threaten the safety of the nearby Dayawan Nuclear Power Station, local authorities have…
Firefighters extinguished a blaze that engulfed part of an oil refinery complex in Guangdong Province but caused no explosions at the site, local officials said Monday. No casualties were reported, and an investigation was launched…
Work to clean up the oil spill at the Penglai oilfield in Bohai Gulf is continuing despite China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and its partner ConocoPhillips China (COPC) claiming Wednesday that the clean-up was…