China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced the opening nine offshore blocks in the South China Sea region, the Southeast Asian countries related companies expressed interest.
A notice on the CNOOC website, I saw these blocks in water depths of 300-4000 meters, with a total area of ??160,124.38 square kilometers, of which 7 blocks are located in the construction of the South Basin, two in the security Basin Nan Weixi basin part of the area.
Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liang Qingyi on the 26th, he argued that the Chinese in Vietnam's exclusive economic zone and continental shelf in international bidding practices are illegal and invalid. In this regard, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei, China announced the South China Sea oil and gas bidding block is normal business behavior, compliance with the relevant Chinese laws and international practice.
The Philippine Daily Inquirer reported on the 24th, the Philippines the Philae Alex oil companies are ready with the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) to jointly develop the oil of the South China Sea Liyue Beach. In addition, the of Philae Phoenix Oil Company President and Chief Executive Officer the Pengze Ren said, the company, as oil companies, no qualifications, and also not authorized to talk about the issue of sovereignty, I believe that the disputed areas can be worked out with China in a development template.
Woodrow Wilson, public relations director of the national oil company of Malaysia, Ministry of External Cooperation, told reporters that the company "does not emphasize the political dispute, the main consideration of economic interests, usually the identity of the contractor to enter the cooperative development and mining points in Malaysia to create economic benefits."
Malaysia's Nanyang Siang Pau on the 26th article says that the dispute over sovereignty in the South China Sea is provoked by some Western countries want to obstruct China - ASEAN integration market. China and ASEAN countries should as soon as possible to shelve the sovereignty dispute in the South China Sea, to strengthen energy cooperation and development, and sharing the rich resources of the South China Sea.
Su Long, Chief Financial Officer of the Thai national oil company, said the company has not yet entered the South China Sea oil and gas development, the CNOOC in the South China Sea opening up offshore blocks for exploration and development of cooperation with foreign companies, national oil company of Thailand is also a sense interest, will explore the possibility of the South China Sea oil exploration.
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