Xingang Port in Dalian reopens following last week's oil spill

• Source: Global Times
• [01:02 July 23 2010]
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China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) said Thursday that the two pipelines have resumed operation.

Nearly 45,000 tons of crude oil is being pumped through the pipeline.

However, authorities and volunteers are struggling to head off the black tides and curb the threat to wildlife caused by the oil spill.

According to the North China Sea Branch of State Oceanic Administration, oil spread to over 52.8 square kilometers as of Wednesday, an increase from the original 38 square kilometers.

China National Offshore Oil Corporation sent four oil collection tankers to collect 440 cubic meters of oil and 1,693 fishing boats were mobilized to scoop up 41.5 tons of crude oil Wednesday.

Hundreds of local volunteers placed absorbent mats along the shoreline to stop the slick from polluting beaches.