標題:不顧北京 印越簽油氣合作協議
新聞來源: http://tinyurl.com/44d7u6n 中央社
2011/10/12 21:34:38
（中央社記者何宏儒新德里12日專電）
不顧北京對南海主權的主張，印度石油天然氣公司、越南國家石油公司簽署石油天然氣合
作協議，將在印、越及第3國進一步合作。印度並計劃在越南外海獲9個油氣田的探勘權。
印度石油天然氣公司（ONGC Videsh Ltd.,OVL）總經理沙拉夫（D.K. Sarraf）、越南國
家石油公司（ Petrovietnam）總裁馮庭植（Phung Dinh Thuc）今天在新德里國賓館海得
拉巴宮（Hyderabad House）簽署一項石油天然氣合作協議。
這是訪印的越南國家主席張晉創（Truong Tan Sang）、印度總理曼莫漢（Manmohan
Singh）見證簽署 6項條約、備忘錄或協議之一。
沙拉夫在簽署儀式後受訪表示，兩國目前在128號和6.1號油氣田共同探勘。他證實，印度
計劃在越南外海獲9個油氣田的探勘權，「我們的團隊已進行評估，將在2012年1月26日前
，作成是否投標的決定」。
中、越都是涉及南海主權爭議的國家，對西沙群島和南沙群島的主權互不相讓；今年6月
雙方更因漁船與軍艦所發生的衝突，導致緊張情勢升高。
印度石油天然氣公司今天發布新聞稿指出，上述協議主要在開展石油與天然氣業的長期合
作，將執行3年。兩家公司將就在越、印及第3國的油氣探勘、提煉、運送與供給展開合作
。
新聞稿還說，雙方高層已就印、越兩國以外，在第 3國展開進一步的合作，進行討論。
兩家公司1988年5月19日簽約分享6.1號油氣田所生產的產品，即展開合作。印度石油天然
氣公司2006年獲越南府慶（Phu Khanh）省外海127號、128號兩塊油氣田的探勘權。
北京當局先前透過正式外交管道，向印方表達，印度石油天然氣公司在南海127號和128號
兩塊油氣田的探勘行動屬非法，反對印、越共勘能源。
新德里強調，越南依據1982年的「聯合國海洋法公約」，對127、128號油氣田作出主權聲
明。印度對北京上述主張堅定回絕，強調中方的反對毫無法律依據。
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標題:India, Vietnam sign energy accord
新聞來源:http://tinyurl.com/3ctafoq Associated Press
By NIRMALA GEORGE, Associated Press
NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Vietnam on Wednesday signed an accord to promote
oil exploration in Vietnamese waters that could escalate long-standing
tensions with China as it presses territorial claims to much of the South
China sea.
The accord between the foreign arm of India's state-owned Oil and Natural Gas
Corp. and PetroVietnam was signed in New Delhi after talks between Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh and Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang. It covers
new investments and the exploration and supply of oil and gas.
The South China Sea that links China with Southeast Asia is becoming a
flashpoint as Beijing more assertively presses its claims to large portions
of it and other countries push back. Vietnam, with centuries of tensions with
China, has turned to the U.S., and now seemingly India, to counterbalance
growing Chinese power, while Beijing and Delhi have long viewed each other as
regional rivals.
New Delhi has downplayed China's recent objections to its state oil company
exploring for oil in Vietnamese waters. Vietnam's fast-growing economy, and
its natural resources including oil and gas, are an attraction for India,
which like China is seeking energy sources to fuel its economic boom.
Meanwhile, China and Vietnam signed an agreement Wednesday aimed at finding a
long-term solution to their bitter maritime disputes driven by competing
claims to parts of the South China Sea and its potentially rich oil and gas
fields.
The largely symbolic agreement calls for twice yearly meetings, and for a
hotline to be set up to deal with emergencies.
China views India's forays into Vietnamese waters with suspicion. China
claims the disputed Paracel and Spratly islands and the waters around them
and in recent years Chinese ships have driven away fishing vessels from
Vietnam and the Philippines, both of which contest China's claims.
In July, an Indian warship was cautioned by China when it was about 45
nautical miles off the Vietnamese coast after visiting Vietnam. Last month,
China objected to OVL, the foreign arm of India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp.,
exploring for oil and gas in Vietnam's territorial waters.
India played down the two incidents by saying no confrontation was involved,
but it stressed its support for the freedom of navigation in international
waters — including the South China Sea.
Vietnam, one of the fastest growing economies in Asia, has in recent years
attracted sizable investments from Indian companies, a trend that the two
countries want to encourage.
Singh said India was committed to greater investment between the two countries.
"Several Indian companies are working in Vietnam, and we similarly welcome
Vietnamese investments in India," he said.
The two countries also agreed to cooperate in ensuring the safety and security
of sea lanes in the region.
Singh said the two "maritime neighbors" faced the common security challenges
of terrorism, piracy and natural disasters and agreed to work closely to
tackle the threats posed by them.
Sang said the two countries had set a two-way trade target of $15 billion by
2015. Trade between the two countries was $2.7 billion last year.
Copyright c 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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