Oil firm spots new Bohai leak sources

ConocoPhillips promises total clean-up by end of month

BEIJING - ConocoPhillips China, the operator of two leaking oil platforms off Northern China's Bohai Bay, said on Sunday that it had spotted additional sources of leaks from Platform C of the Penglai 19-3 oilfield.

The company first observed "several small seeps" on Aug 14 about 15 meters north of Platform C with about 2 liters of "materials" discharged from the seepage area each day, ConocoPhillips China said in a statement on Sunday.