Earth Protect Blog

Though the leaks may be largely under control, ConocoPhillips is still trying to contain the public backlash in China over its handling of recent offshore spills in Bohai Bay.   The incidents, which have attracted only minor attention in the U.S., have made the Houston oil company the ta...

The oil spills from offshore wells operated by ConocoPhillips in China's Bohai Bay are posing political and technical challenges for the oil company far messier than the crude and drilling mud seeping from the seabed.   The company said Monday that it had complied with a government order to s...