ThisaerialphototakenonApril30,2023showsadrillingplatformattheKaipingSouthoilfieldintheeasternpartoftheSouthChinaSea.AnoilfieldwasdiscoveredintheSouthChinaSea,andithasprovenoilandgasreservesreaching102milliontonnesofoilequivalent,accordingtotheChinaNationalOffshoreOilCorporation(CNOOC)onFriday.(Xinhua)SHENZHEN,March8(Xinhua)--AnoilfieldwasdiscoveredintheSouthChinaSeaonFriday,andithasprovenoilandgasreservesreaching102milliontonnesofoilequivalent,accordingtotheChinaNationalOffshoreOilCorporation(CNOOC).TheKaipingSouthoilfield,featuringlightcrudeoil,islocatedintheeasternpartoftheSouthChinaSea,approximately300kmfromShenzhen,GuangdongProvince.Theaveragedepthoftheoceanattheoilfieldisabout500metersandthedeepestholedrilledis4,831metersdeep.ZhouXinhuai,chiefexecutiveofficeroftheCNOOC,saidexploringdeepwateranddrillingdeepholeswillleadtoanincreaseinoilandgasreservesandoutput.■AstaffmemberworksonadrillingplatformattheKaipingSouthoilfieldintheeasternpartoftheSouthChinaSea,Sept.12,2023.AnoilfieldwasdiscoveredintheSouthChinaSea,andithasprovenoilandgasreservesreaching102milliontonnesofoilequivalent,accordingtotheChinaNationalOffshoreOilCorporation(CNOOC)onFriday.(Xinhua)ThisaerialdronephototakenonNov.3,2023showsadrillingplatformattheKaipingSouthoilfieldintheeasternpartoftheSouthChinaSea.AnoilfieldwasdiscoveredintheSouthChinaSea,andithasprovenoilandgasreservesreaching102milliontonnesofoilequivalent,accordingtotheChinaNationalOffshoreOilCorporation(CNOOC)onFriday.(Xinhua)ThisaerialphototakenonMay18,2023showsadrillingplatformattheKaipingSouthoilfieldintheeasternpartoftheSouthChinaSea.AnoilfieldwasdiscoveredintheSouthChinaSea,andithasprovenoilandgasreservesreaching102milliontonnesofoilequivalent,accordingtotheChinaNationalOffshoreOilCorporation(CNOOC)onFriday.(Xinhua)ThisphototakenwithacellphonesshowsadrillingplatformattheKaipingSouthoilfieldintheeasternpartoftheSouthChinaSea,July10,2023.AnoilfieldwasdiscoveredintheSouthChinaSea,andithasprovenoilandgasreservesreaching102milliontonnesofoilequivalent,accordingtotheChinaNationalOffshoreOilCorporation(CNOOC)onFriday.(Xinhua)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.