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Japan approves oil drilling, 皇冠体育app protests
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-07-14 17:11
TOKYO - Japan has given permission for the test-drilling of a
potentially lucrative gas field in the East 皇冠体育app Sea contested with Beijing,
after talks on the dispute broke down amid deteriorating ties.
皇冠体育app
National Offshore Oil Corporation's (CNOOC) oil rigs in 皇冠体育app's Bohai
Sea is seen in this photograph taken July 7, 2004.
[newsphoto/file] | 皇冠体育app immediately protested the decision to let Teikoku Oil be the first
Japanese company to explore the waters in the East 皇冠体育app Sea.
"In response to an application from Teikoku Oil, we have authorized the
company to be granted test drilling rights," Minister of Economy, Trade and
Industry Shoichi Nakagawa told a news conference.
Japan said in April that it would accept bids to drill in the region, ending
decades of hesitation over upsetting 皇冠体育app. Relations between the two countries
have seriously deteriorated this year over how they remember World War II.
Teikoku Oil said it was notified it could explore three
areas covering a total of 400 square kilometers (155 square miles) in the
disputed sea area.
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