ConocoPhillips to shirk responsibility for oil spill compensation for the foreseeable future in natural conditions
Penglai 19-3 oil spills Review
8 31 is complete block ConocoPhillips oil spill clean up the source and the deadline. However, this is not possible. The company yesterday admitted in the Penglai 19-3 oil field found in 9 C platform north sea oil leakage points. As has not been effectively curbed, the total amount of oil has increased to 2500 barrels.
face ConocoPhillips slack perfunctory, on Friday, led by Ministry of Land and the State Oceanic Administration, Department of Environmental Protection, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Agriculture, Administration of Work Safety, the National Energy Board and other departments joint investigation team to investigate into the accident cause, their impact and loss assessment. Joint investigation team set up at the beginning of the clear requirements, ConocoPhillips have to repay the “old” and to ensure that no new damage.
not block the occasion of the oil spill, the public interest is difficult to determine conclusively the issue of compensation. Prior to that, there are rumors that the State Oceanic Administration intends to CNOOC Bohai Bay oil spill was launched with a billion dollars ConocoPhillips claims. Council immediately denied. However, the North Sea Branch of State Oceanic Administration has been announced, the whole society open hiring legal services team, to prepare for the eco-claims litigation.
ConocoPhillips How can so despise? State Oceanic Administration official told the China Youth Daily reporter, said, ConocoPhillips will try to shift responsibility to the natural conditions, the formation of natural cracks as an excuse to spill oil, do not want to take positive and effective measures to block. In addition, the company familiar with our laws and regulations and related policies, know weak and concealed oil disposal measures will not suffer an accident as serious as the United States and Europe penalties, limited impact on their economic interests.
situation deteriorating
Penglai 19-3 oil field, located in the northern part of Shandong Peninsula in the Bohai Sea, Longkou City, Shandong Province, from only 48 nautical miles, are large ready field. The field by the CNOOC and ConocoPhillips of the U.S. wholly-owned subsidiary of China Petroleum and ConocoPhillips to develop the operating side of ConocoPhillips China, is China’s largest offshore oil and gas fields built. In June, the field B, C platforms were oil spills occur. Still difficult to see the Board.
for the truth, ConocoPhillips lot Wei Shi. At first, the face of law enforcement inquiries, the company claims does not have concrete information first, and later acknowledged by fax, Penglai 19-34 C20 C platform wells in oil field drilling accident occurred in a small kick. However, the incident has been brought under control.
month later, the company also said that oil spill near the point of one of the B platform interrupted occasionally with a little oil slick oozing, seepage does not exceed a few liters per day, so occasionally a small amount of film caused sea . However, an oil collection device has been installed around the place, to control and collect the oil leakage.
to the present time, ConocoPhillips face again, that in the north of Penglai 19-3 oil field C platform within 15 meters undersea oil leak found nine points. North Sea Branch of State Oceanic Administration has confirmed this view.
It is reported that on August 19, “China Marine Surveillance 15″ boat, “China Marine Surveillance 18″ ships and “sea monitoring B-3807″ cruise surveillance aircraft found Penglai 19-3 oil field waters 3 at the film coverage, film length from 5 km to 10 km range, width of 50 meters to 100 meters, the distribution range of 1.35 square kilometers of sea area, showing an overall silver-gray and iridescent, the local was blue/brown.
by sampling and analysis, Penglai 19-3 oil field waters near the sea surface oil concentration averaged 53.0ug/L, somewhat higher than the results of monitoring a few days ago. C platform near the sea environment clean-up on-site water contamination by petroleum, oil concentration was increased over a few days ago.
regulatory weakness
7 on 5, hold a media briefing, State Oceanic Administration, to the public of the Penglai 19-3 oil field oil spill case . At the meeting, the council also requires ConocoPhillips to identify and block B platform as soon as possible near the spill source, and seize the time to C platform undersea oil spill clean-up is completed, the work should be completed before 31 August this year. However, this requirement has not been taken seriously.
After many days of monitoring, the State Oceanic Administration found that the ConocoPhillips oil spill disposal measures taken are mostly temporary, remedial, and can not effectively and completely eliminate the risk of oil spills, oil spills from happening again there is always the possibility, on the Bohai Sea marine environment and pose a huge threat. Therefore, the council on July 13 ordered the immediate cessation of ConocoPhillips B, C oil and gas production platforms operating activities, a thorough investigation and take all effective measures to cut off the oil spill and the source, a thorough investigation and eliminate the risk of oil spills from happening again. Not cut off the oil source, oil spill risk is not to eliminate, it shall not resume operations.
the same time, North Sea Branch of State Oceanic Administration ConocoPhillips instructed to explain to the public and government, apologize to the public.
8 16, State Oceanic Administration, Marine Environmental Protection Division is responsible for re-interviews with ConocoPhillips who understand the progress of the accident process, and once again urged strict accordance with its laws and regulations and the State Oceanic Administration deadline at the request of August 31 oil spill near the source block B platform, cleared C platform undersea oil leak.
been overwhelmed by urge, the ConocoPhillips was informed on August 19, the State Oceanic Administration, C platform in the north of Penglai 19-3 oil field discovered nine undersea oil leakage points. The same day, the State Oceanic Administration led a joint investigation team composed of Ministry of Land and seven ministries, in order to jointly cope with.
joint investigation team, after listening to reports on the situation clear requirements, ConocoPhillips must take effective measures to the letter and cut off the oil spill source thorough investigation, a thorough investigation and eliminate the risk of oil spills from happening again, and to ensure no damage to the marine environment caused new, the damage has been to take the responsibility.
joint investigation team also made during the survey period, ConocoPhillips must actively cooperate with the investigation, unconditionally save raw data and information, and a joint investigation team at any time in accordance with the requirements of the raw data and provide relevant information. Meanwhile, the joint investigation team stressed the ConocoPhillips must be based on the relevant provisions of law, promptly announced to the public information related to oil spills, oil spills, especially the whole process and the impact and damage.
compensation for the foreseeable future
7 briefing on 5 March, the State Oceanic Administration said, because of the Bohai Sea oil spill incident, the main responsibility for ConocoPhillips face up to 20 million in administrative law enforcement penalties, and ecological claims. This language has aroused a public outcry. Many commentators that the punishment was too light. Since then, the State Oceanic Administration actively preparing for the eco-claims.
Recently, media reports said, the State Oceanic Administration intends to CNOOC Bohai Bay oil spills and ConocoPhillips launch a billion claims. China Youth Daily reporter on this confirmation relevant person in charge of the State Oceanic Administration, the official said, the Penglai 19-3 oil field is still in the state of damage is still expanding, it is still difficult to evaluate the compensation levels of science. Earlier, the State Oceanic Administration has never been released to the media, the Bohai Sea oil spill any amount of the claim, “the Bohai Sea oil spill claims a billion dollars,” reported is not true. However, the State Oceanic Administration, according to current procedures are active in this work.
learned that the North Sea Branch of State Oceanic Administration, will represent the country in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, to bring the party responsible for oil spill damages marine claims litigation, and the whole society open hiring legal services team of this agent case. North Branch that will invite legal experts and marine experts, evaluation group, the initial candidates for registration review, not less than five candidates from select institutions, an official selection into the assessment range. Assessment into the formal election of the scope of legal services, to focus on site evaluation, comprehensive scoring method, according to the results of the evaluation score, recommended by a body for institutions, 3-4 secondary institutions for legal services team.
to start legal proceedings from the public intervention. Beijing China City law firm Jiafang Yi has to Qingdao Maritime Court, Tianjin Maritime Court and the Hainan Provincial Higher People’s Court proceedings, requires the establishment of CNOOC and ConocoPhillips 100 billion compensation fund for ecological compensation and ecological restoration. He is also the Beijing First Intermediate People’s Court proceedings, sued the State Oceanic Administration, an administrative omission.
“China’s environmental law, while not backward, but at the operational level on the responsible party for environmental assessment, a large man-made floating.” China Maritime Arbitration Commission Arbitrator Mo Excelpoint made in China’s environment pollution liability assessment, the public has been going through the motions of playing the role of environmental pollution is exacerbated by the low intensity of the punishment.
far, ConocoPhillips publicly apologized twice. Stuart, president of ConocoPhillips China Rui said, “ConocoPhillips on this incident very seriously and we will go all out, and will take measures to ensure that no such incidents.” However, it can completely block the end of August The company is noncommittal.
Beijing, August 21, Xinhua
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