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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has brought on stream its Panyu 11-12 Oilfield/Panyu 10-1 Oilfield/Panyu 10-2 Oilfield Adjustment joint development ...

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 ...

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 ...

The South China Sea has long been rich in natural resources and trade between people. It is estimated that more than $5 trillion in global trade flows through the region each year, while explorations ...

CNOOC Limited has brought three Panyu oilfields online in the South China Sea, marking a significant ... including a "Typhoon Production Mode" and heavy oil intelligent processing system.

The South China Sea is an area rich in oil and gas reserves, making it a hotly contested region. Several countries, including ...