Spilled oil identified along N. China coast
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Xinhua, July 20, 2011
Spilled oil was identified on Tuesday along the coasts of northern Hebei province and northeastern Liaoning province, as oil is continuing to leak off Shandong province in east China.
![The view from a helicopter shows the lastest scene of oil leaks platform C of Penglai 19-3 oil field in Bohai Bay on July 11, 2011. According to the State Oceanic Administration, as of July 4, the oil spills had polluted an area of more than 840 square kilometers in Bohai Bay, degrading the water quality from Level 1 to Level 4. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110720/0014222d98500f90de7d4c.jpg "The view from a helicopter shows the lastest scene of oil leaks platform C of Penglai 19-3 oil field in Bohai Bay on July 11, 2011. According to the State Oceanic Administration, as of July 4, the oil spills had polluted an area of more than 840 square kilometers in Bohai Bay, degrading the water quality from Level 1 to Level 4. [Xinhua]") |
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Work ships use an oil-absorbing cable to clean up the oil spill near Platform C at Penglai 19-3 oil field in Bohai Bay, July 12, 2011.[Xinhua]? |
Along a section of coastline about four kilometers, dried oil particles of one to three centimeters in diameter were found at the Dongdaihe Bathing Beach in the county of Suizhong in Liaoning province.
The particles were confirmed to be from Penglai 19-3 oil field in Shandong at Bohai Bay, said Lin Fangzhong, an official with the State Oceanic Administration (SOA).
In Hebei, a similar oil belt, about 300 meters long was also found at the bathing beach of Jingtang Port, said Lin, adding that the oil was brought by the wind and waves of the Bohai Bay.
According to Lin, it is estimated that oil continues to leak at a speed of one liter per day but is being recovered within the oil field.
Based on the wind and wave direction, spilled oil will be found along the coasts of China at the Bohai Bay, said Lin.
