China to search for oil in deep-sea areas

时间：2007-08-21 06:34:11

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Chinanews, Beijing, Aug 21 – China will soon start a project to search for oil in the deep-sea area, an area which is 3,000 meters below sea level. The China National Offshore1 Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced last Sunday that it had signed a 130-million-US dollar- contract with the Norwegian Aker Kvaerner MH company for the purchase of the petroleum2 drilling equipment from the company. The equipment will be used for building an oil-drilling platform in the deep-sea area. The equipment purchase contract is part of the investment made by CNOOC to update its equipment used to explore oil resources in deep-sea areas. In all, CNOOC plans to invest a total of 10 billion yuan for the updating work, the Beijing Morning Post reported.

 

The deep-sea oil drilling platform was jointly3 designed by CNOOC and the American F&G company, with CNOOC owning the intellectual property rights. The designing and construction work will be done in China. The platform is expected to be put to operation in 2011.

 

Early in last February, CNOOC said that it planned to invest a total of 10 billion yuan to design some special equipment used for oil drilling in the deep-sea areas. CNOOC plans to build the country's first deep-sea oil-drilling vessel4 in 2010. “Over the next few years, it plans to make several pieces of equipment designed especially for the deep-sea oil drilling. The equipment will include the deep-sea oil-drilling vessels5, vessels built for laying pipes in the deep-sea areas, a deep-sea lab and a working team,” CNOOC said.

 

In its latest plan, CNOOC intends to explore some deep-sea areas first with its self-made devices. The test will begin in October. This will be the first time for CNOOC to explore oil resources in deep-sea areas, said Fu Chengyu, CNOOC's general manager.

 

The equipment purchase contract with the Norwegian company will serve as the first step for CNOOC to substantiate6 its plan to explore oil resources in deep-sea areas. After the completion of the oil-drilling platform, CNOOC will be able to “explore oil resources in the South China Sea, Southeast Asian region, and the coastal7 areas of West Africa safely and effectively,” CNOOC 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 petroleum WiUyi     
n.原油，石油
参考例句：
  • The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
  • The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。
3 jointly jp9zvS     
ad.联合地，共同地
参考例句：
  • Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
  • She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。
4 vessel 4L1zi     
n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管
参考例句：
  • The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
  • You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。
5 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
参考例句：
  • 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》
  • All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
6 substantiate PsRwu     
v.证实；证明...有根据
参考例句：
  • There is little scientific evidence to substantiate the claims.这些主张几乎找不到科学依据来证实。
  • These theories are used to substantiate the relationship between the phenomenons of the universe.这些学说是用来证实宇宙现象之间的关系。
7 coastal WWiyh     
adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的
参考例句：
  • 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。
  • This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

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