China Oil Spill Updates

After the big BP oil spill in the gulf of Mexico, another oil spill occurred, this time in China. According to the latest report, China’s largest reported oil spill more than doubled in size to 165 square miles by Wednesday.

Crude oil started pouring into the Yellow Sea off a busy northeastern port after a pipeline exploded late last week, sparking a massive 15-hour fire.

The cause of the blast was still not clear Wednesday. The pipeline is owned by China National Petroleum Corp., Asia’s biggest oil and gas producer by volume.