On the occasion of more than two months from the oil spill in the Penglai 19-3 oil field, Situ Rui, the president of ConocoPhillips China, received an exclusive interview with some media including the Xinhua News Agency.
Situ Rui said that currently Penglai 19-3 Oilfield B platform has formulated a permanent program, C platform oil-based mud has been cleaned up 95%. ConocoPhillips is working closely with CNOOC to solve the oil spill. If there is a lawsuit, ConocoPhillips will discuss it in accordance with Chinese law.
The issue of compensation will be discussed in accordance with Chinese law. Reporter: ConocoPhillips said that crude oil was not contaminated to beaches on the beach when it was tested, and there were reports that crude oil had drifted to the beach. How about ConocoPhillips?
ConocoPhillips: After the oil spill in the Bohai Sea, a total of 115 cubic meters of crude oil leaked into the sea. ConocoPhillips immediately recovered and disposed of. We believe that the remaining crude oil has evaporated after the treatment, and the remaining oil agent mud has settled to the bottom of the sea.
In order to ensure that crude oil does not go ashore, ConocoPhillips has conducted a large number of monitoring work, extracted crude oil and water samples, and has been monitoring whether crude oil drifts to the sea, and has not yet received relevant reports.
At the same time, on the northwest coast of the Bohai Bay, ConocoPhillips conducted monitoring activities based on both the team and the people. Evidence shows that only two oil samples detected crude oil in the Penglai 19-3 field, but the two oil samples were taken from a small piece of oil from the Conoco company's sea to collect crude oil booms, and no evidence was found. Crude oil floats to the beach.
Reporter: Some media have stated that the State Oceanic Administration is preparing to sue you and demand compensation. How do you see this problem? How are you going to handle?
ConocoPhillips: In the issue of compensation, if there is a case against us, we will discuss it in accordance with Chinese law. The cooperation between ConocoPhillips and CNOOC has always been very close. In the recent period, the two sides met many times a day and have been working intensively to handle the accident. So far, the focus of both parties' work has been on resolving oil spill incidents. There is still no discussion on compensation. However, once there is a request for compensation in the future, it will certainly be discussed.
Oil spill cleanup is slow because of difficulty. Reporter: During the monitoring process, the State Oceanic Administration found that ConocoPhillips' progress in implementing the "two thoroughness" aspects proposed by the State Oceanic Administration has been slow. How does Conoco see this problem?
ConocoPhillips: From the first day of the accident, ConocoPhillips took emergency response measures and immediately reported to the relevant agencies. A large number of emergency operations were conducted on the B platform and the C platform.
Reporter: What is the reason for the slow progress of the oil spill cleanup of ConocoPhillips? What are the next steps?
ConocoPhillips: ConocoPhillips currently has 80 divers working on the C platform. They are very good. This is a very complicated and difficult task. It is very difficult to clean up mud containing liquids on the seabed, and the visibility is only 1 meter. Through their efforts, up until now, all the oil mud in the seabed has been cleared by 95%.
It will complete the oil-base mud cleanup work at the end of August Reporter: Now that there is still one week before the completion of August 31 of the State Oceanic Administration's request for "two thoroughness", will ConocoPhillips have the confidence to complete it? If not, what are the main reasons and difficulties?
ConocoPhillips: We know that work is difficult, but we know what the reason is. We have already solved the problem of the B platform. The current goal of Conoco is to complete the cleanup of the C platform by the end of August, so we think that the goal can be achieved.
Reporter: From the discovery of oil spill in early June to more than two months now, the oil spill in Penglai 19-3 Oilfield has not been effectively controlled. Has ConocoPhillips' self-assessment made any mistakes or weaknesses?
ConocoPhillips: The first time after the C platform accident occurred, we stopped all work that had an impact on pressurization, and conducted decompression work on the B platform. After such treatment, the faults from the reservoir to the seabed are immediately closed. After the closure, only sporadic hydrocarbons that remain at the top of the fault emerge as bubbles. However, once it emerges, it will be recycled, and the holes that are now emerging are already covered by the oil pan, so no hydrocarbon mixture that leaks out will leak into the sea.
Reporter: According to media reports, ConocoPhillips was arrogant in the handling of the oil spill incident and mentioned on the recruitment website that the incident would help raise the profile of ConocoPhillips. What do you think about this issue?
ConocoPhillips: This is not what Conoco does. It is done by other companies and has nothing to do with ConocoPhillips.
Reporter: Some media questioned whether ConocoPhillips' blockade measures are a temporary solution. What does ConocoPhillips evaluate the measures it has taken? Will ConocoPhillips be responsible for unforeseen future marine ecological hazards?
ConocoPhillips: We have made a permanent solution to cracks on the B platform. The C platform has been permanently blocked in mid-June. Recently, a leak point of small oil droplets was found in a very concentrated place on the seabed. Our measure was to carry out an oil pump absorption work on the shallow sandstone layer to ensure that there was no residual oil in the oil spill point. After this work is completed, C Platform issues will also be permanently resolved.
Situ Rui said that currently Penglai 19-3 Oilfield B platform has formulated a permanent program, C platform oil-based mud has been cleaned up 95%. ConocoPhillips is working closely with CNOOC to solve the oil spill. If there is a lawsuit, ConocoPhillips will discuss it in accordance with Chinese law.
The issue of compensation will be discussed in accordance with Chinese law. Reporter: ConocoPhillips said that crude oil was not contaminated to beaches on the beach when it was tested, and there were reports that crude oil had drifted to the beach. How about ConocoPhillips?
ConocoPhillips: After the oil spill in the Bohai Sea, a total of 115 cubic meters of crude oil leaked into the sea. ConocoPhillips immediately recovered and disposed of. We believe that the remaining crude oil has evaporated after the treatment, and the remaining oil agent mud has settled to the bottom of the sea.
In order to ensure that crude oil does not go ashore, ConocoPhillips has conducted a large number of monitoring work, extracted crude oil and water samples, and has been monitoring whether crude oil drifts to the sea, and has not yet received relevant reports.
At the same time, on the northwest coast of the Bohai Bay, ConocoPhillips conducted monitoring activities based on both the team and the people. Evidence shows that only two oil samples detected crude oil in the Penglai 19-3 field, but the two oil samples were taken from a small piece of oil from the Conoco company's sea to collect crude oil booms, and no evidence was found. Crude oil floats to the beach.
Reporter: Some media have stated that the State Oceanic Administration is preparing to sue you and demand compensation. How do you see this problem? How are you going to handle?
ConocoPhillips: In the issue of compensation, if there is a case against us, we will discuss it in accordance with Chinese law. The cooperation between ConocoPhillips and CNOOC has always been very close. In the recent period, the two sides met many times a day and have been working intensively to handle the accident. So far, the focus of both parties' work has been on resolving oil spill incidents. There is still no discussion on compensation. However, once there is a request for compensation in the future, it will certainly be discussed.
Oil spill cleanup is slow because of difficulty. Reporter: During the monitoring process, the State Oceanic Administration found that ConocoPhillips' progress in implementing the "two thoroughness" aspects proposed by the State Oceanic Administration has been slow. How does Conoco see this problem?
ConocoPhillips: From the first day of the accident, ConocoPhillips took emergency response measures and immediately reported to the relevant agencies. A large number of emergency operations were conducted on the B platform and the C platform.
Reporter: What is the reason for the slow progress of the oil spill cleanup of ConocoPhillips? What are the next steps?
ConocoPhillips: ConocoPhillips currently has 80 divers working on the C platform. They are very good. This is a very complicated and difficult task. It is very difficult to clean up mud containing liquids on the seabed, and the visibility is only 1 meter. Through their efforts, up until now, all the oil mud in the seabed has been cleared by 95%.
It will complete the oil-base mud cleanup work at the end of August Reporter: Now that there is still one week before the completion of August 31 of the State Oceanic Administration's request for "two thoroughness", will ConocoPhillips have the confidence to complete it? If not, what are the main reasons and difficulties?
ConocoPhillips: We know that work is difficult, but we know what the reason is. We have already solved the problem of the B platform. The current goal of Conoco is to complete the cleanup of the C platform by the end of August, so we think that the goal can be achieved.
Reporter: From the discovery of oil spill in early June to more than two months now, the oil spill in Penglai 19-3 Oilfield has not been effectively controlled. Has ConocoPhillips' self-assessment made any mistakes or weaknesses?
ConocoPhillips: The first time after the C platform accident occurred, we stopped all work that had an impact on pressurization, and conducted decompression work on the B platform. After such treatment, the faults from the reservoir to the seabed are immediately closed. After the closure, only sporadic hydrocarbons that remain at the top of the fault emerge as bubbles. However, once it emerges, it will be recycled, and the holes that are now emerging are already covered by the oil pan, so no hydrocarbon mixture that leaks out will leak into the sea.
Reporter: According to media reports, ConocoPhillips was arrogant in the handling of the oil spill incident and mentioned on the recruitment website that the incident would help raise the profile of ConocoPhillips. What do you think about this issue?
ConocoPhillips: This is not what Conoco does. It is done by other companies and has nothing to do with ConocoPhillips.
Reporter: Some media questioned whether ConocoPhillips' blockade measures are a temporary solution. What does ConocoPhillips evaluate the measures it has taken? Will ConocoPhillips be responsible for unforeseen future marine ecological hazards?
ConocoPhillips: We have made a permanent solution to cracks on the B platform. The C platform has been permanently blocked in mid-June. Recently, a leak point of small oil droplets was found in a very concentrated place on the seabed. Our measure was to carry out an oil pump absorption work on the shallow sandstone layer to ensure that there was no residual oil in the oil spill point. After this work is completed, C Platform issues will also be permanently resolved.
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