A Chinese court allowed a lawsuit by a domestic nongovernmental organization against CNOOC Ltd. and ConocoPhillips over the Bohai Bay oil spill in 2011, in what may be one of the first tests for the government's new environmental protection laws. China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation are seeking restoration of the bay's ecology after it was damaged by an oil leak from the Penglai 19-3 field, the Qingdao maritime court in eastern China said on its official microblog July 26. The court accepted the case on July 21.
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