What happened

A gas leak reportedly triggered a major fire at CNOOC's Deep Sea No. 1 platform, China's largest deepwater gas field development in the South China Sea. Trade press reported the resulting shutdown could last up to six months and threatens gas deliveries to Hong Kong and the industrial heartland of Guangdong province, potentially forcing CNOOC to seek emergency spot LNG purchases. CNOOC has not issued a public statement confirming the incident. This record is marked 'reported' pending independent corroboration; the coordinate is an approximation based on the reported distance and bearing from Hainan.

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