State media in China are reporting that a burst oil pipe that sent 150,000 litres of oil down two tributaries of the Yellow River, the Chishui and Wei rivers. The rupture was caused by a third party, says PetroChina. Pollution on the Chishui is reportedly serious, while cleanup operations on the Wei have brought the spill nearly under control there. The pipeline is designed to carry oil from the country’s northwest to the centre of China.
Links to other sites: Al-Jazeera, China View
Posted by Ellen Wallace on 5 January 2010 at 11:09 |
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News story, GenevaLunch, 5 January 2010.
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Tags: China, oil spill, PetroChina, pollution, Yellow River
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