BEIJING,Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- ConocoPhillips China, a subsidiary of the U.S-based oilcompany ConocoPhillips, admitted Saturday that nine new oil spill sources havebeen found from its Penglai 19-3 oilfield Platform C.
The companyreported to the North China Sea branch of the State Oceanic Administration(SOA) that it has discovered nine new oil spill sources from the areas within15 meters north of the Platform C in China's Bohai Bay.
The SOA hasasked the company to make a thorough investigation of the cause of oil spillsto prevent similar cases.
The oilgiant on Friday extended an apology for conduct that led to oil leaks in theBohai Bay, pledging to accelerate its clean-up efforts and take measures toensure that similar accidents will not happen in the future.
The companyreported to authorities two oil spills in its Penglai 19-3oilfield in June. Itadmitted another two oil leaks earlier this month, with one from Platform C andthe other from Platform B.
