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16 Aug 2013

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Reuters

Chad Orders Environmental Audit after Oil Spill by China CNPC Unit

Chad has ordered an environmental audit of all crude oil explorations in the country after suspending operations at a China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) unit for violating environmental standards, its oil minister said...The government said it will reevaluate all oil explores to make sure regulations were respected, a day after it suspended the activities of the Chinese operator, saying the firm had spilled thousands of barrels of crude at one of its sites. Oil Minister Djerassem Le Bémadjiel said the CNPC unit's activities will remain suspended until it fulfils the environmental requirements...CNPC "did not even have a truck to suck the spilled crude. They dug trenches and poured the crude and then asked Chadian employees to scoop it with cups. In which other country have you seen such practices?" said Le Bemadjiel. The minister [added that] the administration will use the opportunity to carry out an audit and reassess all operators to ensure that environmental management plans signed with the government were being respected...CNPC's officials who attended a meeting with Chad's Oil Ministry technicians on Thursday, declined to comment.