• : The said it was monitoring events in Vietnam closely, and urged restraint from all parties. Secretary of State , who is also a former , said the United States is "deeply concerned" that China has placed an oil rig in an area of the South China Sea also claimed by Vietnam, adding that the move was "provocative" and "aggressive".
[pdf] Deepwater drilling, or deep well drilling, is the process of creating holes in the using a for under the deep sea. There are approximately 3400 deepwater wells in the with depths greater than 150 meters. Deepwater drilling has not been technologically or economically feasible for m.
[pdf] There are currently 104 rigs located in China, of which 26 (including three tender-assist rigs) are yet-to-be delivered. Of these, the working fleet usually numbers under 70 units. It is mainly a shallow-water market, with jackups making up the bulk of the delivered fleet.
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