China/Vietnam: Controversial Chinese Deep-Water Rig Drifts Into Calmer Seas

Jul 25, 2014 | The Wall Street Journal
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A Chinese deep-water oil rig at the center of one of the tensest maritime standoffs between China and Vietnam in recent memory has finally moved closer to home.

China’s Maritime Safety Administration confirmed this week that the rig, HYSY 981, had taken position about 70 nautical miles southeast of China’s southern island province of Hainan. The statement, posted Thursday on the agency’s website, says the rig is scheduled to operate in the area until the end of September.