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A huge oil spill off the Chinese coast has now contaminated an area around six times the size of Singapore<\/strong>, state media reported today, as the government said it may seek compensation for the leak.<\/p>\n

The spill from the oil field, which the United States’ ConocoPhillips operates with China’s state-run oil giant CNOOC, has polluted a total area of almost 4,250 square kilometers<\/strong> (1,650 square miles), government figures showed.<\/p>\n

The figures, which were announced on the State Oceanic Administration website earlier this week but only reported today, were almost five times the size of the 840-square-kilometer area previously reported.<\/p>\n

The administration says that area remains worst affected by the spill, but that another 3,400 square kilometres have also been contaminated to a lesser degree by the oil.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The spill was kept secret by the authorities for several weeks before being made public this month, sparking suspicions of an official cover-up<\/strong>, and the disaster has triggered a furious public response in China.<\/p>\n

State media said the government was considering seeking compensation from ConocoPhillips<\/strong> over the spill.<\/p>\n

CNOOC said last week the spill was “basically under control” while ConocoPhillips<\/strong> told reporters the leaks had been plugged.<\/p>\n

But on Wednesday the oceanic administration said oil was still leaking into the ocean and ordered ConocoPhillips to stop operations at several rigs<\/strong> in the polluted area until the source of the spill was fully plugged.<\/p>\n

CNOOC has been slammed by state media and green groups over the spill<\/strong>, and it emerged on Tuesday that the firm was cleaning up another slick after a breakdown at a rig off the northeast coast.<\/p>\n

ConocoPhillips said yesterday the spill was the equivalent of 1,500 barrels of oil.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Source AFP<\/em>
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