Farmers against ConocoPhillips oil spill pollution case in session: the plaintiff claimed 148 million Yuan | Hebei farmers _ ConocoPhillips oil spill | news

Xinhuanet, Tianjin, December 9 (reporters Mao Zhenhua and and Rocha)-9th, Luan Shuhai, Liu Mingwei and 21 other farmers lawsuit, leting, Hebei province, ConocoPhillips (China) Ltd, China National offshore oil Corporation oil pollution damage liability disputes at the Tianjin maritime Court.

June 2011, located in Bohai oil spill accident of Penglai 19-3, after the Ministry of land and resources, Environment Protection Department, Ministry of agriculture and other departments of the joint investigation team found that the 6200 sq km sea pollution caused by this accident ultimately, among which 870 sq km sea was heavily polluted.

Reporters in the Court scene, plaintiffs ' principal aquaculture Association President Zhang Fuqiu, leting County, Tangshan City, Hebei province, and part of the fishermen's representatives to appear in court, the defendants Fang Kangfei and CNOOC, meanwhile, has commissioned lawyers appear before the respondent. Fishermen's claims ranged from 1.78 million to nearly 30 million dollars.

Zhang Fuqiu said in a statement, 21 plaintiffs leting waters sea cucumber breeding in Hebei province, a total of 2905.99 acres of sea cucumber breeding pond, factory-farmed 5727 square meters. After the oil spill accident in Penglai 19-3, because the defendant had not announced to the public in a timely manner, causing plaintiff mistakenly mixed with oil of sea water into the sea cucumber aquaculture ponds, caused the death of a large number of sea cucumbers, through calculation of about 140 million Yuan RMB. Plaintiff requests that the two defendants jointly and severally liable for the loss, 7.03 million dollar appraisal fee and legal costs in this case, amounts to about 148 million dollars.

However, defendant's counsel argues that the plaintiff fails to obtain an aquaculture licence, the litigation subject qualification is not appropriate. And the evidence provided by the plaintiff cannot prove that oil spill on the breeding areas of Penglai 19-3 pollution, loss of the plaintiff's claim and the spill of Penglai 19-3 no legal causal relationship.

Dropping in on the trial of Vice President Dan Hongjun said Dalian Maritime University, from the present situation in the course of the trial the Court respect for the rights of the parties in place, especially for the procedural rights of the plaintiffs and factoids and fully respected. Final judgment will look at providing evidence of objectivity, authenticity, relevance.

"Covers a wide range of marine pollution, the injured party, along with ConocoPhillips company registered in Liberia, defendant subject qualifications and advocating the fact itself there is a process of investigation, led by Conoco oil spill after a lapse of 3 years before trial. "Dan Hongjun said, from the perspective of marine pollution damage cases abroad, from trial to trial intervals over several years.

ACEF said Ma Yong, Minister of supervision proceedings, the plaintiff did not hire a lawyer, but the Court gives the parties the right to protect very well. Plaintiff's evidence by cross-examination in court. At present to hear the case of pollution damage in China program is more mature, but most of them facing the pollution damage to the identification of common problems. It can be predicted that around this point in the present case the parties will generate a lot of controversy.

(Original title: Hebei farmers 21 court appearance today against ConocoPhillips oil spill pollution case)

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