China has been in the midst of experiencing what we here in American has been experiencing for the last 2 months, but on a larger level. Their oil spill has worsened in the last five days. The pictures coming from this spill are crazy.
China Central Television earlier reported an estimate of 1,500 tons of oil has spilled. That would amount roughly to 400,000 gallons (1,500,000 liters) — as compared with 94 million to 184 million gallons in the BP oil spill off the U.S. coast.
Chinese officials have warned that this is a severe threat. The fire began on Friday while a crude oil tanker was being off-loaded in Dalian. The oil was spread over 165 square miles (430 square kilometers) of water five days since a pipeline at a busy northeastern port exploded. State media says no more oil is leaking into the sea, but the amount of oil spilled was not clear Wednesday.
China National Petroleum Corp. said Thursday that the pipeline that exploded and caused the oil spill last Friday had resumed operations.
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