Wednesday 16 July 2014

China moves Vietnam row oil rig


This picture taken from a Vietnam Coast Guard ship on 14 May shows a Vietnam Coast Guard ship (2nd R, dark blue) trying to make way amongst several China Coast Guard ships near to the site of a Chinese drilling oil rig (R, background) being installed at the disputed water in the South China Sea off Vietnam's central coast.

















The introduction of the oil rig (rear right) led to clashes between Chinese and Vietnamese ships


China says the oil rig that sparked a major diplomatic row with Vietnam by drilling in disputed waters has finished work and is being removed.
In a statement, China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) said it would now assess the data collected by the rig.
China moved the rig into waters near the Paracel Islands - which Vietnam also claims - in May.
The row over the rig led to clashes between ships from the two nations and major anti-China riots in Vietnam.
Vietnam's coast guard told Reuters news agency that the rig was now moving away towards China's Hainan island.
Coast Guard Chief of Staff Admiral Ngo Ngoc Thu said the rig had been moving since late on Tuesday. A senior fisheries official also confirmed that the rig was under way.
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