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Satellite imagery confirms Chinese oil rig in N. Korea’s EEZ

Pictures taken in 2015 indicate more frequent oil exploration in DPRK waters

A Chinese oil rig which operated in North Korea’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) last year was not the first to do so, satellite imagery exclusively obtained by NK Pro reveals.

The high-resolution satellite photograph, taken in January 2015, shows another oil rig complete with a re-supply ship operating in the same area as its 2016 counterpart.

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