Japan on Saturday extended its designation of its continental shelf to the eastern part of islands some 1,000 kilometres south of Tokyo, enabling the resource-poor country to start research on ...

But they were mistaken. Argentina had made a submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) on 21 April 2009 to claim sovereignty rights over the resources of the sea-bed.

However, this does not mean that the United States should not take every action necessary to secure its extended continental shelf (ECS) resources in the Arctic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico ...

FMT explores the validity of Sarawak’s claim to sole rights to energy resources found up to 200 nautical miles from the edge of its territorial waters. The rights to the continental shelf off ...

A midst a continuing diplomatic spat over Sri Lanka’s right to claim an extended continental shelf beyond the 200 nautical miles Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) a local expert has called for a Task ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines formally asked a United Nations body on Saturday to extend its continental shelf in the West Philippine Sea where it could explore and exploit natural ...

China has filed a protest against the Philippines’ request to extend its continental shelf claim in a United Nations body. In a note verbale dated June 18, China appealed to the UN Commission on the ...