Deep-sea rig starts drilling
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="vow">vow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="exploration">exploration</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="domestically">domestically</span> <span word="manufactured">manufactured</span> <span word="deepwater">deepwater</span> <span word="drilling">drilling</span> <span word="rig">rig</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="semi">semi</span>-<span word="submersible">submersible</span> <span word="Haiyangshiyou">Haiyangshiyou</span> 981, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="depth">depth</span> <span word="of">of</span> 3,000 <span word="meters">meters</span>, <span word="drilled">drilled</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="Liwan">Liwan</span> 6-1-1, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="located">located</span> 320 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southeast">southeast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Administrative">Administrative</span> <span word="Region">Region</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="depth">depth</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1,500 <span word="meters">meters</span>.</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Yilin">Yilin</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rig">rig</span> <span word="operator">operator</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Offshore">Offshore</span> <span word="Oil">Oil</span> <span word="Corp">Corp</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rig">rig</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="territorial">territorial</span> <span word="waters">waters</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="deployment">deployment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rig">rig</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="deepwater">deepwater</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span>, <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="strive">strive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="offshore">offshore</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="interests">interests</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exploration">exploration</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="depth">depth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 300 <span word="meters">meters</span>.</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Min">Min</span>, <span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drilling">drilling</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rig">rig</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="marine">marine</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="security">security</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="rig">rig</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="standoff">standoff</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Huangyan">Huangyan</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="April">April</span> 10 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="warship">warship</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="territorial">territorial</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="harass">harass</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attempted">attempted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="detain">detain</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span>. <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="patrol">patrol</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="harassment">harassment</span>.</p>
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