This meeting can be said to be the first time that PetroChina and the Helian Municipal Government sat together calmly to discuss the aftermath of the Xingang fire.
However, reporters from all walks of life will not give up the news easily, and gather outside the office building, ready to get first-hand information.
In the conference room, Xu Li, on behalf of the Helian Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government, welcomed the arrival of Jiao Chengxiang and others, and spoke highly of PetroChina's excellent performance in the accident.
However, these are all kind words, and if you really want to put it mildly, the main responsible party for this accident is of course PetroChina, but it is the firefighters of Helian who are at the forefront of the disaster relief.
Although Jiao Chengxiang felt a little guilty about Xu Li's evaluation, he did not blush at all, but praised Helian for giving great help, and expressed his gratitude to the Helian Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government on behalf of PetroChina, and expressed his gratitude to the firefighters who were fighting on the front line of disaster relief, and expressed his willingness to do his best to compensate Helian.
The harmonious atmosphere of the meeting gradually became a little filled with gunsmoke and tension as the issue of compensation was raised.
Before knowing that Jiao Chengxiang was going to Helian, Xu Li had already asked Haiquan to take the lead and made a preliminary estimate of the losses caused by the accident with relevant departments.
The direct losses caused by the fire and the oil spill are as high as more than 420 million yuan, and the indirect losses cannot be estimated in detail at present, but at least several hundred million yuan.
Therefore, Xu Li very objectively put forward the attitude of the Helian Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government, hoping that PetroChina would openly assume responsibility to the major media and the masses across the country, publicly apologize to the six million people in Helian City, compensate Helian for its losses of 500 million yuan, and provide 500 million yuan of interest-free loans to be repaid within 10 years.
Hearing Xu Li's request, Jiao Chengxiang was embarrassed, but 500 million yuan in compensation and 500 million yuan in interest-free loans were a drop in the bucket for the behemoth of PetroChina.
And just now Jiao Chengxiang also saw the polluted sea area with his own eyes, although the sea is huge, but in the black sè crude oil floating on the sea surface, Jiao Chengxiang can clearly see a dozen catties of sea fish covered in oil on the sea, Xu Li's compensation amount is not a lion's mouth, but reasonable, which shows the sincerity of Xu Li and the Helian Municipal Party Committee and the municipal government.
But now it is not a problem of money, but a problem of attitude, Jiao Chengxiang has two main concerns.
First of all, this huge expenditure cannot be explained to regulators such as the SASAC; Second, once the compensation is paid, it is tantamount to admitting PetroChina's responsibility in the fire, and if you don't do it, you will be held accountable, and your position will be in danger "Governor Xu, now the issue of responsibility is being investigated by the State Administration of Work Safety, and before the results are released, can this responsibility issue be put aside first" Jiao Chengxiang looked at Xu Lidao.
Xu Li was angry at the time, Liu Yang, who left, is this attitude, and you Jiao Chengxiang are also this attitude, this is the principle of your PetroChina to solve the problem, the Xingang fire directly and indirectly lost nearly one billion, as long as people who know the inside story understand that the main responsibility for the accident lies with PetroChina, but you are here to kick the ball for me, do you still want to push the responsibility to Helian Now Helian is on the cusp of the storm, Lian Litian's case has not yet settled, and it has already caused a stir throughout the country, coupled with the Xingang fire, the Helian city government is under tremendous pressure from public opinion, and at the same time there is also a danger of being held accountable What's more, who doesn't know that the investigation of the State Administration of Work Safety has only just begun, and it will be several months before they can wait for their results to come out at the earliest.
In addition, with PetroChina's relationship with various ministries and commissions of the central government and the central leadership, I am afraid that this investigation report will be difficult to deliver, and the final responsible party is unlikely to be PetroChina Although Xu Li was angry, he had no way to refute Jiao Chengxiang's opinion, after all, the investigation report of the State Administration of Work Safety had not come out for a day, and Jiao Chengxiang had reason to delay it.
Xu Li didn't want to continue to dwell on this issue, and said: "Chairman Jiao, the issue of liability can be put aside first, but the issue of compensation cannot be delayed, we and the company have limited financial resources and cannot bear the loss of this accident, I hope you can provide funds."
Speaking of the question of money, Jiao Chengxiang's brows wrinkled into a Sichuan shape, pondered for a moment, and then said: "With such a huge amount of capital expenditure, we can't explain it to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission and other regulatory departments, and once the compensation is paid, isn't it equivalent to admitting our responsibility in the fire, I hope Governor Xu can understand."
Xu Li was completely angry by Jiao Chengxiang's attitude, and said loudly: "Chairman Jiao, what do you mean by this, the money is not out, and the responsibility is not born, do you want to stay out of this accident, should we and Lian take this responsibility?"
Without waiting for Jiao Chengxiang to speak, Wu Min, the office director beside him, retorted: "Governor Xu, please pay attention to your attitude, we are with great sincerity to solve the problem this time, if you continue like this, we will not only consider whether the follow-up oil refining projects under negotiation are suitable for settlement and connection, and even the two oil refining projects that have been put into production, we will also reconsider."
Xu Li knew that this was exactly where PetroChina's confidence lies, but Xu Li had already considered it, if PetroChina really moved the existing refining project, although Xu Li would not applaud, but he would not beg bitterly.
After all, the oil refining project is a highly polluting project, and although PetroChina has paid great attention to environmental protection, the Xingang fire has sounded the alarm for Xu Li.
No one can guarantee that there will be a second time for this kind of fire and oil spill accident, and the settlement of several large-scale oil refining projects in Helian is equivalent to placing Helian on the crater of the volcano, which may be destroyed at any time "Chairman Jiao, is this also your attitude?"
Xu Li said solemnly.
Although Jiao Chengxiang didn't want to nod, Xu Li was aggressive, so that Jiao Chengxiang couldn't find any good reason to refuse compensation for a while.
What's more, in front of more than a dozen people on both sides and reporters from all walks of life outside the building, Jiao Chengxiang must also pay attention to his identity, pay attention to his words and deeds, and not let outsiders catch any handles Jiao Chengxiang could only nod at this time, and just wanted to explain a few more words, but Xu Li didn't allow him to speak, stood up angrily and slapped the table fiercely and said: "Chairman Jiao, since your sincerity is like this, then there is no need for us to continue talking, let's wait for the State Work Safety Supervision Bureau to finish the investigation."
And it's no wonder that Xu Li is angry about this incident, even if there is a fire in their hearts, of course, they won't give PetroChina and others any good faces
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