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Wednesday, October 23, 2013
CNPC has been given the go ahead to restart its operations in Chad following the government’s shut in of its operations for environmental violations.
The country’s oil minister, Djerassem Le Bemadjiel halted CNPC’s activities after witnessing what he described as “flagrant violations of environmental standards’ at the Chinese firm’s Koudalwa field,” according to a Reuters report.
Authorization for the restart came following CNPC’s improvement of its environmental practices: building an incinerator to destroy waste, and purchasing a truck to transport sludge collected during the drilling process. The ministry called on CNPC to strictly respect environmental rules, in particular those concerning the management of waste.
In the wake of CNPC’s recent suspension, Chad ordered an environmental audit of all oil exploration activities in the country to check that rules were being respected.
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