Company says it has finished cleaning up pollution in sea

BEIJING - ConocoPhillips China says it has met the Aug 31 deadline that Chinese ocean officials set for it to clean up oil leaked into Bohai Bay.

By Wednesday, the State Oceanic Administration wanted the company to seal off the sources of the leak and clean up the oil released by accident into the bay. ConocoPhillips was also to submit a report on the causes of the incident and on its response to it. The US oil company said on its website on Wednesday that it had completed both tasks.

ConocoPhillips, a partner in the operation of an oilfield that has released large amounts of oil into Northeast China's Bohai Bay, said the sources of the leaks have been identified and sealed off. It also said precautionary measures are being taken to ensure oil does not start to seep out again, according to a Frequently-Asked-Questions section posted to the company's website on Wednesday.