Chad suspends China firm CNPC over oil spill
Source: BBC
14 August 2013 Last updated at 13:43 GMT
Chad suspends China firm CNPC over oil spill
Chad has suspended all operations of a Chinese state-run oil firm for causing environmental damage, Chad's oil minister has told the BBC.
Djerassem Le Bemadjiel said the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) was to blame for an oil spill in several sites near a forest.
He said the situation was "intolerable" but did not make it clear how long the suspension would last.
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The oil minister took the decision after officials visited Koudalwa, some 200km (125 miles) south of N'Djamena, where CNPC was exploring for oil, the AFP news agency reports.
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