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China's first deep-water rig to drill in South China Sea (1/3)

2012-05-08 09:13    Xinhua     Web Editor:Wang Haining
Workers are seen as a helicopter land on the sixth-generation semi-submersible CNOOC 981 at the South China Sea, 320 kilometers southeast of Hong Kong, south China, May 7, 2012. The CNOOC 981 will begin operations in a sea area at a water depth of 1,500 meters, China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) said in a press release. This is the first deep-water drilling rig developed in China. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)
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