The Philippines officially presented its partial submission on its extended continental shelf to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on July 28, demonstrating its commitment to the UN Charter and UNCLOS for a peaceful South China Sea.
The US Coast Guard Cutter Munro actively monitored Chinese research ships Xuelong and Xuelong 2 as they transited northbound through the US exclusive economic zone and extended continental shelf in the Bering Sea towards the Arctic, marking the first such transit this year.
Taiwan's coastguard monitored two Chinese vessels spotted near Orchid Island, approximately 51-52 nautical miles offshore. The report also touches on boundary talks between Japan and the Philippines regarding exclusive economic zones.
Norway’s energy minister says country has a ‘responsibility’ to address shortfalls caused by wars in Ukraine and Middle EastIn case of any doubt about Norway’s commitment to maintain – and expand – its production of gas and oil offshore, the energy minister, Terje Aasland, has a pithy response: “We will develop, not dismantle, activity on our continental shelf.”This week, to the alarm of environmental campaigners, he announced that three gasfields off the country’s southern coast would reopen by the end of 2028 – nearly three decades after they closed – to meet a shortfall caused by the impact of the war in Ukraine and disruption to supplies from the Middle East. Continue reading...
