Following rising public anger over a lack of information, the company at the center of the Bohai Bay oil disaster, Conoco-Phillips China, has given a press conference. The company was hoping to address concerns, by outlining the current state of the clean-up operation and the extent of marine pollution in the seas off northeast China. But for the assembled media, some questions still went unanswered.

The president of Conoco-Phillips China began by apologizing for the oil spill. George Storaker says the current flow of the leaks is running at about two liters per day, with much of the oil in shallow waters.

The company says it's now permanently sealed its B platform, while the clean-up of C platform is 95 percent complete. The operation is anticipated to finish by September, meeting the deadline ordered by the State Oceanic Administration.

Following rising public anger over a lack of information, the company at the center of the Bohai Bay oil disaster, Conoco-Phillips China, has given a press conference.

Storaker went into some further detail on the current measure. He said, "What we're doing is to extract the remaining oil drops on the surface of the sea to make them disappear for good."

The company also discussed environmental pollution, which has been one of the biggest sources of public concern.

Xu Shawn, Health, Safety & Environment Manager of Conoco-Phillips China, said, "We have been assessing the impact on the environment, but we won't have concrete answers until the entire evaluation project is done. We have already asked a third party to take charge of this process."

When questions were raised by the assembled media about the authority of the third party, Conoco-Phillips refused to publish their name. The company also said it did not know when the environmental evaluation would be completed.

Conoco-Phillips says it has yet to receive any compensation demand, nor any court summons. It says these will be considered, as and when they arrive.

(CNTV.cn August 25, 2011)