油气资源的共同开发是国际实践发展的产物,其作为一种兼具政治与法律色彩的临时性安排,在海洋划界争端的处理和跨界资源的利用等方面发挥着重要作用。国际合作与和平解决国际争端等国际法基本原则、《联合国海洋法公约》的相关规定以及双边划界协议中的专门性规定,构成了海洋资源共同开发的国际法基础。国际社会共同开发的实践各具特点,针对南中国海这片争议海域,环南中国海国家应充分发挥共同开发机制的积极作用,结合南中国海的特殊情况,因地制宜地建立共同开发油气资源的争端解决机制,并充分注意到“第三国”的权利问题,在加强对争议海域油气资源开发利用的同时,以期缓解乃至消除环南中国海国家间的海洋划界争端。维护国际海域的和平、安全与良好秩序。 The joint development of oil and gas resources is a product of the development of international practice. As an interim arrangement that combines political and legal colors, it plays an important role in the handling of disputes over maritime delimitation and the utilization of transboundary resources. The basic principles of international law such as international cooperation and the peaceful settlement of international disputes, the relevant provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the special provisions in bilateral demarcation agreements constitute the basis for the international law in the common development of marine resources. In view of the disputed sea area in the South China Sea, the countries in the south and the south China Sea should give full play to the positive role of the joint development mechanism. In light of the special circumstances in the South China Sea, they should jointly establish oil and gas resources in line with local conditions Dispute settlement mechanism and fully noticed the issue of the rights of the “third countries.” While intensifying the development and utilization of oil and gas resources in the disputed sea areas, China hopes to ease or even eliminate the maritime delimitation disputes among Central South China Sea countries. Maintain peace, security and good order in international waters.