Asia Oil & Gas News


ADES’ Fourth Suspended Jack-Up Rig Gets Work Offshore Thailand

Dec 30, 2024

Saudi oil and gas drilling contractor ADES Holding has secured a contract with Thailand’s state-owned PTTEP for its offshore jack-up drilling rig, marking a fourth redeployment of rigs that were suspended by Saudi Aramco earlier in 2024.The contract in the Gulf of Thailand…

Saipem’s Castorone Vessel on Its Way to Türkiye’s Largest Gas Field

Dec 30, 2024

Saipem’s pipelay vessel Castorone has crossed the Bosphorus Strait in Türkiye, continuing its journey toward the Black Sea for a pipeline installation job as part of the second phase of the Sakarya project for Turkish Petroleum - Offshore Technology Center (TP – OTC)…

Vestas Lands First 15MW Offshore Wind Turbine Order in Asia Pacific

Dec 27, 2024

Vestas has received a 315 MW turbine supply order for the Oga Katagami Akita offshore wind project in Akita Prefecture in Japan.The project is being developed by Oga Katagami Akita Offshore Green Energy, a consortium consisting of JERA, Electric Power Development (J-POWER)…

Shell Shuts Down Oil Processing Unit in Singapore Due to Suspected Leak

Dec 27, 2024

Shell has shut down one of its oil processing units at the Shell Energy and Chemical Parks at Pulau Bukom in Singapore, to facilitate investigation into a suspected leak in the system, Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) and National Environment Agency (NEA) said…

Pharos Energy Extends Licenses for Two Vietnamese Gas Fields

Dec 26, 2024

UK-based oil and gas explorer Pharos Energy said its two joint ventures in Vietnam have received local government approval to extend their licenses by five years to the early 2030s.The Te Giac Trang (TGT) field, operated by the Hoang Long Joint Operating Company…

China’s CNOOC Brings Bohai Sea Oil Field On Stream

Dec 23, 2024

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production at Suizhong 36-2 oilfield 36-2 block development project in Bohai Sea.The main production facility is a new unmanned wellhead platform…

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…

Current News

Europe's Gas Uncertainty Help Drive Asian LNG Spot Prices Higher

CNOOC’s South China Sea Oil Field Goes On Stream

ADES’ Fourth Suspended Jack-Up Rig Gets Work Offshore Thailand

Saipem’s Castorone Vessel on Its Way to Türkiye’s Largest Gas Field

Vestas Lands First 15MW Offshore Wind Turbine Order in Asia Pacific

Shell Shuts Down Oil Processing Unit in Singapore Due to Suspected Leak

Flare Gas Recovery Meets the Future

Pharos Energy Extends Licenses for Two Vietnamese Gas Fields

Offshore Drilling 2025: 3 Things to Watch During a Year of Market Corrections

Subsea Redesign Underway for Floating Offshore Wind

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