China Petroleum And Chemical Corp

• China pipeline blast exposes risks of urban sprawl

  A Chinese oil pipeline punctured twice a week by oil thieves cleared a safety inspection just two months before a section of the line exploded and killed 62 people in November.

• China launches sweeping probe as oil pipeline blast toll rises

  China has launched a broad investigation into safety at oil and gas pipelines, state media reported on Monday, as the death toll from an explosion at a Sinopec pipeline last week rose to 52.