摘要
As an important source of oil and natural gas,the South China Sea is expected to hold billions of barrels of oil and trillions of cubic feet of gas and referred to as'the second Persian Gulf.'Some Chinese specialists have asserted that the South China Sea could contain as much as 150 billion barrels of oil and natural gas.However,some energy firms are tentative about exploring the region.Energy analysts are cautioning multinational
As an important source ofoil and natural gas,the South China Sea is expected to hold billions of barrels of oil and trillions of cubic feet of gas and referred to as ＂the second Persian Gulf.＂ Some Chinese specialists have asserted that the South China Sea could contain as much as 150 billion barrels of oil and natural gas.However,some energy firms are tentative about exploring the region.Energy analysts are cautioning multinational oil companies to stay away from the highly contested body of water that lies between China,the Philippines and Vietnam.
