China finds sizable natural gas field in South China Sea, where countries contest waters
2015-02-11 08:29:41 source:FOX News
February 10, 2015
"State media says China has found more than 100 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the politically volatile South China Sea.
The natural gas was discovered at the Lingshui 17-2 gas field, 150 kilometers south of China's southernmost island of Hainan.
The Xinhua News Agency said the Ministry of Land and Resources has approved it as a large-scale gas field. It cited the country's main offshore oil and gas producer, China National Offshore Oil Corp."
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