CNPC Report Says Kunming Chemical Project Not Harmful

(Beijing) -- The China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC), the country's largest oil producer, published an environmental impact assessment on its controversial plans to build a refining plant in Kunming, Yunnan Province.

The report released June 25 by the company said plans for an oil refinery and chemical factory in the southwestern capital carried an "acceptable" level of environmental risk. CNPC said pollution discharge from the factories would be processed according to environmental guidelines.