Asian Oil & Gas Activities


ABS Approves Hanwha Ocean’s FPSO Design

Dec 19, 2024

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has awarded Hanwha Ocean an Approval in Principle (AIP) for its Pre-FEED standard FPSO design intended to create an asset optimized for deployment in the deep waters of West Africa.The FPSO design is 340 meters long and capable of storing approximately 2…

Floating LNG Conversion Job Slips Out of Seatrium’s Hands

Dec 18, 2024

Golar LNG has decided to call off the floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel conversion job with Seatrium, following the sale of a Moss type liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Golar Gandria for demolition.The first two floating liquefaction…

Transocean’s Drillship to Stay in India Under New $111M Deal

Dec 18, 2024

India-based oil company Reliance Industries Limited has exercised an option under the previously agreed firm contract with Transocean for its Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1 drillship.Offshore drilling contractor Transocean informed that a four-well…

INEOS Picks Up CNOOC’s US Assets in $2B Deal

Dec 16, 2024

China's CNOOC has sold its U.S. subsidiary, together with its upstream oil and gas assets in the Gulf of Mexico, to British chemicals group INEOS, according to a CNOOC statement issued on Saturday.The Chinese oil and gas major said CNOOC Energy Holdings U…

Sunda Energy, Timor-Leste Gov Plan Accelerated Chuditch Gas Development

Dec 12, 2024

Sunda Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Timor-Leste government and state-owned companies, setting out the framework for joint evaluation of a development concept for gas resources on the Chuditch PSC, including pipeline…

RINA to Conduct Pre-FEED Study for Petronas’ CCS Project in Malaysia

Dec 11, 2024

Italian classification and marine engineering consultancy RINA has secured a contract from Petronas CCS Solutions to carry out a pre-FEED study for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Malaysia.The contract covers the Northern hub, located in Kerteh…

TotalEnergies Wraps Up Acquisition of SapuraOMV’s Gas Assets

Dec 10, 2024

French energy major TotalEnergies has completed the acquisition of OMV’s and Sapura Upstream Assets’ in SapuraOMV Upstream (SapuraOMV), an independent gas producer in Malaysia.SapuraOMV’s main assets are its 40% operated interest in block SK408 and 30% operated interest in block SK310…

Kuwaiti Oil and Gas Firm Exploring More Opportunities in Indonesia's Natuna Sea

Dec 10, 2024

Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) is looking at more oil and gas opportunities in Indonesia's Natuna Sea, its country representative said on Monday, with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto looking to boost the country's production…

Petronas Awards PSCs for Nine Fields and One Exploration Block off Malaysia

Dec 09, 2024

Malaysia’s state-owned energy giant Petronas has awarded Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) for three oil and gas clusters and one exploration block offered under the Malaysia Bid Round (MBR) 2024, with Shell and ConocoPhillips among the winners…

Sunda Energy Closing in on Jack-Up Deal for Chuditch-2 Appraisal Well

Dec 09, 2024

Sunda Energy, the AIM-quoted exploration and appraisal company focused on gas assets in Southeast Asia formerly known as Baron Oil, has entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) with an unnamed drilling contractor for the use of its…

OPEC+ Passes on Oil Output Increase, Weighs the "Trump Effect"

Dec 06, 2024

It was likely a fairly easy decision for OPEC+ to once again delay plans to increase oil output.The soft state of global demand is by itself sufficient reason to justify the decision at this week's meeting of the group to defer winding back some of its production cuts until at least April…

Sembcorp Signs 10-Year LNG Supply Contract with Chevron

Dec 06, 2024

Sembcorp Industries has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Chevron’s Singapore branch to import up to 0.6 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) year, starting from 2028.The LNG deliveries will take place over the course of 10 years as agreed by the companies…

Harbour Energy, Mubadala Sign Deals for Central Andaman Block Off Indonesia

Dec 03, 2024

Indonesia has signed a contract with units of Harbour Energy and Mubadala Energy for the development of a Central Andaman oil and gas block, the energy ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.The contract was signed under a new gross split scheme…

CNOOC Brings Bohai Sea Oil Field On Stream

Dec 03, 2024

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production at its Jinzhou 23-2 oil field development project in Bohai Sea.The project is located in the northern part of the Bohai Sea, with an average water depth of approximately 13 meters…

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INEOS Picks Up CNOOC’s US Assets in $2B Deal

Sunda Energy, Timor-Leste Gov Plan Accelerated Chuditch Gas Development

RINA to Conduct Pre-FEED Study for Petronas’ CCS Project in Malaysia

TotalEnergies Wraps Up Acquisition of SapuraOMV’s Gas Assets

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