Dalian oil spill

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The Dalian oil spill resulted from the explosion of a crude oil pipeline and a subsequent fire on July 16, 2010 in the port of Dalian , China.

impact

A 430 km² oil slick formed . The plant is operated by the China National Petroleum Corporation . While the amount of oil spilled was initially given as around 1500 tons, an expert commissioned by Greenpeace estimated that at least 60,000 tons of oil leaked.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ China is fighting the oil spill. on: Merkur-online. July 21, 2010.
  2. ↑ China: New oil disaster. on: Greenpeace online. July 20, 2010.
  3. ^ Dalian Bay. China's oil spill is a mystery. In: Der Spiegel . August 2, 2010.

Coordinates: 38 ° 57 ′ 47 "  N , 121 ° 54 ′ 12"  E