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Two missing after oil platform tilted

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-09-08 20:50
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Thirty four workers have been saved and two are still missing after strong wind brougt by typhoon Malou tilted an oil drilling platform in Bohai Bay Tuesday evening, the platform's operator, Shengli Oilfield, a subsidiary of Sinopec, said Wednesday.

The valve on the oil rig has been closed and there is no risk of an oil spill, the company said in a statement.

[Photo/Xinhua]