China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Controversial China Rig Completes Drilling Well Near Vietnam Coast

Aug 24, 2015 | Reuters
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The Chinese oil rig at the center of last year's standoff between China and Vietnam over oil exploration in the South China Sea has completed drilling of a well not far from Vietnam's coast, the official Xinhua News Agency said on Monday. Xinhua did not give coordinates for the well, but the China's Maritime Safety Administration website earlier put the drilling site just over 100 nautical miles from the coast of Vietnam and 75 nautical miles south of the resort city of Sanya on China's Hainan Island.