Malaysia's appetite for oil and gas puts it on a collision course with China
BINTULU, Malaysia — In THE open sea disabled THE side of Malaysian Borneo, industrial platforms extract massive the amounts of oil And gas that fuel THE economy of Malaysia.
Slightly beyond that, In waters Malaysia Also considered It is own, Chinese side guard ships And maritime militia boats maintain A quasi-constant presence, say Malaysian civil servants. For ten years, their country has do little has competition them.
But Malaysia East running out of oil And gas close has shore. More and more, he has has adventure further out has sea, breeding THE probability of direct confrontation with Chinese forces In THE South China Wed.
AdvertisementAs tensions increase all along THE South China Sea, A of THE of the world the busiest And most disputed body of water, energy requests are drawing Malaysia Deeper In THE fight And essay THE country long standing reluctance has annoy China, according to has interviews with more that two dozen government civil servants, diplomats, oil And gas executives And analysts In Malaysia.
A few of Asia the biggest oil And gas reserves lie below THE seabed of these disputed waters, according to has THE WE. Energy Information Administration. From 2021, Malaysia state-owned energy business, Petronas, has reward several dozen new permit For companies as Shell And TotalEnergies has explore new deposits here, a lot In supposedly "deep waters" groups more that 100 nautical kilometers Since shore but always In THE borders of What Malaysia considered It is exclusive economic area (EEZ).
These developments are take the start up more clashes with China, warn energy And security analysts. Already, federal And provincial civil servants In Malaysia to have has been beef up military deployments around THE industrial port city of Bintulu In THE State of Sarawak, Or a lot of THE country oil And gas industry East base, And Malaysia has has been increasing military cooperation with THE United States, particularly on maritime security. For THE First of all time later This year, A bilateral army exercise that Malaysia led annually with THE United States will be detained on Borneo, said A WE. State Department official.
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BINTULU, Malaysia — In THE open sea disabled THE side of Malaysian Borneo, industrial platforms extract massive the amounts of oil And gas that fuel THE economy of Malaysia.
Slightly beyond that, In waters Malaysia Also considered It is own, Chinese side guard ships And maritime militia boats maintain A quasi-constant presence, say Malaysian civil servants. For ten years, their country has do little has competition them.
But Malaysia East running out of oil And gas close has shore. More and more, he has has adventure further out has sea, breeding THE probability of direct confrontation with Chinese forces In THE South China Wed.
AdvertisementAs tensions increase all along THE South China Sea, A of THE of the world the busiest And most disputed body of water, energy requests are drawing Malaysia Deeper In THE fight And essay THE country long standing reluctance has annoy China, according to has interviews with more that two dozen government civil servants, diplomats, oil And gas executives And analysts In Malaysia.
A few of Asia the biggest oil And gas reserves lie below THE seabed of these disputed waters, according to has THE WE. Energy Information Administration. From 2021, Malaysia state-owned energy business, Petronas, has reward several dozen new permit For companies as Shell And TotalEnergies has explore new deposits here, a lot In supposedly "deep waters" groups more that 100 nautical kilometers Since shore but always In THE borders of What Malaysia considered It is exclusive economic area (EEZ).
These developments are take the start up more clashes with China, warn energy And security analysts. Already, federal And provincial civil servants In Malaysia to have has been beef up military deployments around THE industrial port city of Bintulu In THE State of Sarawak, Or a lot of THE country oil And gas industry East base, And Malaysia has has been increasing military cooperation with THE United States, particularly on maritime security. For THE First of all time later This year, A bilateral army exercise that Malaysia led annually with THE United States will be detained on Borneo, said A WE. State Department official.
Peaceful....
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