as yet undiscovered oil and gas reserves. China and ASEAN have been discussing changes to a 2002 declaration on the peaceful resolution of disputes in the South China Sea that would give the rules ...

The site is in an area of the South China Sea designated Block 07/03 by Vietnam ... region are also keen to develop their offshore oil and gas reserves. Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines ...

An international scientific ocean drilling expedition could raise the stakes in the South China Sea disputes.

This issue brief, which relies on data and analysis from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, summarizes the energy resource and transit issues in the South China Sea. Understanding the current ...

China announced a discovery of 427 million metric tons of oil reserve in the Sanmenxia Basin, setting an example for the oil and gas exploration of small and medium-sized basins nationwide ...

Vietnam has begun drilling for oil in an area of the resource-rich South China Sea also claimed by China. An oil industry consultant told the BBC that a drilling ship on contract to international ...

The risk of conflict in the South ... extensive reserves of oil and gas. Freedom of navigation in the region is also a contentious issue, especially between the United States and China over ...