CNOOC to invest 15 bln yuan to build deep-sea vessel

时间：2007-09-01 06:32:49

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Chinanews, Beijing, Aug 31 – China National Offshore1 Oil Corporation (CNOOC), the largest offshore oil company, recently announced its ambitious oil exploitation plan at deep-sea areas. The company plans to invest 15 billion yuan to build a deep-sea oil fleet, the Beijing Morning Post reported.

 

“Building the oil fleet is only part of our plan to explore the oil resources in deep-sea areas,” said Zhou Shou, CNOOC vice2 general manager.

 

China has an area of 700,000 square kilometers that lies 300-3,000 meters under the sea. This area, called the deep-sea area, has abundant supply of oil and mineral resources. The deep-sea area is a primitive3 place where the current oil exploration hasn't touched, Zhou said to this reporter.

 

Oil experts predict that the oil resources stored in the deep-sea area could be 100 times the oil resources stored on land. However, in most of the deep-sea area, the oil resources have yet to be explored. For Zhou Shou, who has been working in the oil industry for many years, he really feels this is a pity.

 

CNOOC has planned to carry out an oil exploration program at the deep-sea area in the South China Sea. The program will be kicked off at the end of October or in early November. Preparation work is now well under way, Zhou said.

 

“If we want to explore oil resources 300 meters under the sea, we need to build some large equipment that is suitable for use at deep-sea areas. At present, the leasing fee of some deep-sea oil exploration vessels4 that can be used at 2,000-3,000 meters under the sea are very expensive: it can be to the tune5 of 400,000-500,000 US dollars a day. Even so, these deep-sea oil exploration vessels are hard to find,” Zhou said.

 

“China should build its own deep-sea fleet and CNOOC has started to build some deep-sea oil exploration vessels that can be used at 3,000 meters below the sea. At the same time, CNOOC is working with a Norwegian company to rebuild some deep-sea vessels. Right now, these vessels can be used at 300 meters below the sea. After the renovation6, we hope that they can be used at 1,500 meters under the sea, ” Zhou said.

 

In carrying out its deep-sea oil exploration plan, CNOOC will depend on itself to realize the goal. At the same time, it will also enter into some cooperation with international companies in this aspect.

 

“In China's coastal7 regions, there are about 200,000 square kilometers of sea areas whose depth exceeds 300 meters. CNOOC aims to carry out cooperative projects with foreign companies in 70,000 square kilometers in these areas. For the rest of the deep-sea areas, CNOOC will do the deep-sea exploration all on its own, Zhou said.

 
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1 offshore FIux8     
adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面
参考例句：
  • A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
  • A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。
2 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
3 primitive vSwz0     
adj.原始的；简单的；n.原(始)人，原始事物
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  • It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。
  • His book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society.他的著作描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。
4 vessels fc9307c2593b522954eadb3ee6c57480     
n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人
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  • The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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5 tune NmnwW     
n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整
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  • He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
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6 renovation xVAxF     
n.革新，整修
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  • The cinema will reopen next week after the renovation.电影院修缮后，将于下星期开业。
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adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的
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  • The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
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