Gathering minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from the seabed could affect everything from sponges to ...

China signed an MOU in February 2025 with the Cook Islands outlining the nations’ intent to cooperate on matters such as the ...

CNOOC Limited (the "Company", SEHK: 00883 (HKD Counter) and 80883 (RMB Counter), SSE: 600938) today announces that it has ...

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has reported a significant discovery in the South China Sea, identifying oil ...

Türkiye has purchased two new seventh-generation deepwater drilling vessels with identical technical specifications, as it ...

A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) imaged a previously unexplored portion of the seafloor in ultra-deep waters near ...

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. On ...

After two weeks of negotiations, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is still far from finalizing rules for extracting ...

The Trump administration has declared its intention to establish the US States as a global leader in seabed mining. On April 24, US President Trump signed an executive order making it a priority of ...

CNOOC Ltd. declared another 'major breakthrough' in the exploration of buried hills in the South China Sea after drilling ...

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has achieved a major breakthrough in deep metamorphic buried-hill exploration ...