China has ordered US oil company ConocoPhillips to halt drilling at two leaking oil platforms in the Bohai Sea, with a warning that further spills posed "a huge threat to the oceanic ecological environment".
The injunction comes amid rising public anger over a slick that has spread at least 840 sq km, despite corporate reassurances that the situation was under control and government delays in releasing information. It took a month for news to emerge about an initial seabed leak on 4 June in the Penglai 19-3 field, which is operated by ConocoPhillips in partnership with the China National Offshore Oil Corporation.
Source: China halts drilling at leaking oil platforms | Environment | guardian.co.uk
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