Underground Pipeline Peril.docVIP

Underground Pipeline Peril 　　A recent explosion has raised questions about the design and management of China’s underground oil pipelines. 　　The explosion took place in Qingdao， east China’s Shandong Province， on November 22 after crude oil leaked from an underground pipeline operated by China Petrochemical Corp.， also known as Sinopec， one of the country’s largest petroleum companies. As of December 3， the blast had claimed 62 lives and injured more than 100 others. 　　Yang Dongliang， Director of the State Administration of Work Safety and head of a team leading the investigation into the in