State Council demands oil spill probe

US firm pledges to set up 'environment fund' amid calls for legal action over leak

BEIJING - The State Council called on Wednesday for a thorough investigation into a huge spill at a Bohai Bay oilfield run by US giant ConocoPhillips.

The State Council also called for a limit on the construction of industrial plants along the bay to protect the area's environment following massive pollution from the spill that began in early June.