Declared the second card of the South China Sea sovereignty: CNOOC tender exploitation of the South China Sea oilfield

Following the June 21 the establishment of three Shashi, played the first card of the South China Sea sovereignty, CNOOC external tender mining oil and gas fields in the South China Sea declaration and maintenance of the second card played by the South China Sea sovereignty.

Recently, the CNOOC website, news release, the South China Sea opening up to nine offshore blocks for exploration and development of cooperation with foreign companies. These tender waters near Vietnam. This is also the CNOOC after 20 years again in the disputed waters in the South China Sea tender for oil extraction.

CNOOC nine blocks for bidding

The CNOOC This announcement shows that the nine offshore blocks were named as the "gold and silver 22, the Huayang 10, Huayang 34 lifetime 16, projectile 04, projectile 22, the Day plot 03, the day the plot 27, Yin Qing West 18 blocks, of which seven blocks located in the construction of South Basin, two located in the Wan An basin and the Nan Weixi some areas of the basin. These blocks in water depths between 300 m to 4000 m, with a total area of ??approximately 160,000 square kilometers.

The bulletin details the foreign companies to access and purchase the program, pointed out that foreign companies to exploration and contacts made in writing to the data access request, and foreign companies after receiving the written notice directly to the reference room inspection in accordance with the relevant provisions of the China National Offshore Oil Corporation open block of data; responsible person to contact foreign companies need to purchase data directly with the reference room, bulletin also announced the Reference Room address and contact information of the person in charge.

The global strategy of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, School of surrounding China and global strategy director Zhou Fang Silver said in an interview with the "Daily Economic News" reporter, which is in the South China Sea dispute situation, China's response to the Vietnam introduced the Law of the Sea played the second card. From Huangyan Island events now set up three Shashi, China has gradually reverse the passive situation, which shows a card to play in the South China Sea issue, China, to occupy the initiative in the South China Sea issue.

CNOOC announced the map from the point of view, the tender block in the southern Kau line, close to Vietnam, Vietnam previously by the Law of the Sea, the Nansha Islands and Dongsha Islands included in its sovereign jurisdiction, which also includes large areas of the Nansha waters.

Xiamen University, Nanyang Institute Professor Li Jinming told the "Daily Economic News" reporter, tender block near Wanan beach waters, where a large number of rich oil and gas resources, Vietnam the Wanan Beach Ocean has been mined a lot of oil, this time in the sea tender waters of oil released by the Vietnamese oil and gas fields may overlap.

China will change the passive situation

On the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a press conference yesterday (26), the media said that China move that could aggravate the more contradictions, China announced discussed the matter with Vietnam? "

In this regard, the Foreign Ministry spokesman said, Chinese companies announced about the oil and gas bidding block is normal business behavior, compliance with the relevant Chinese laws and international practice. For the existence of differences and disputes in the South China Sea, China's position has not changed and will continue to work properly resolved through negotiations and consultations, including actively promote the joint development and cooperation.

In May 1992, CNOOC has signed with the United States Kerry Stone Energy Corporation in Nansha Islands the Wanan Beach prospecting for oil contracts, petroleum development zone coincided with the Vietnam mining area is located in the same oil with Vietnam insist that China and the United States The company the contract. Interference in Vietnam, the project end in abortion.

Li Jinming said, since the development plan of cooperation with foreign abortion that CNOOC, the Chinese side in the disputed waters in the South China Sea oil exploration thus set aside now, "This is the first time in 20 years, CNOOC again for bidding, the tender will is an important breakthrough in the South China Sea oil and gas development. "

Li Jinming, we are talking about putting aside disputes and jointly develop, this time we finally have the practical measures to keep pace with the tender will be a good start. "We want a well no, not one drop of a passive change in the Nansha Islands."


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