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Jan De Nul’s Largest Cable Laying Vessel Hits Water in China (Video)

Oct 22, 2025

Belgian marine contractor Jan De Nul has launched its newest cable laying vessel (CLV), the Fleeming Jenkin, at the CMHI Haimen shipyard in China, which has now entered the final phase of construction ahead of delivery planned for second half of 2026…

Tanker Delivers Arctic LNG 2 Cargo to Chinese Port

Oct 10, 2025

A tanker carrying liquefied natural gas from Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project has discharged it at a Chinese port, according to data from analytics firms Kpler and Vortexa, continuing supplies despite Western sanctions against the project.The La…

CNOOC Completes New Refinery and Petrochemical Complex in East China

Aug 22, 2025

China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) has completed building an integrated refining and petrochemical complex in eastern China, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday.The 21 billion yuan ($2.9 billion) project, built on the Daxie Island of eastern coastal city Ningbo…

Germany Looks to Reduce Reliance on China for Wind Turbine Components

Aug 05, 2025

Germany's economy ministry published plans on Tuesday to diversify the sourcing of crucial components used mainly in offshore wind turbines by 2035 to reduce dependency on China.The move is part of the government's broader 'de-risking' strategy amid geopolitical tensions with China…

Pair of China-Built Offshore Wind Vessels Enter Fleet

Apr 14, 2025

Danish logistics specialist deugro and its partners Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S and Amasus Offshore B.V. are moving full steam ahead with the next generation of purpose-built transport vessels for the offshore wind sector. In a key milestone for offshore project logistics…

China Starts Up Offshore Solar Park

Nov 14, 2024

China's state-owned CHN Energy has begun power generation at a 1 gigawatt (GW) offshore floating solar park, according to a statement on the company's website on Wednesday.Developed by subsidiary Guohua Energy Investment Co, the park is 8 km…

Chinese Demand Spurs Global Wind Turbine Ordering

Sep 16, 2024

Global onshore wind turbine orders hit 91.2 gigawatts (GWs) in the first half of the year, a 23% year-on-year rise, due to higher demand in the second quarter from China's northern region, Wood Mackenzie said in a report on Monday.China's wind…

China’s New Installation Vessel Capable of Installing 20MW Turbines

Aug 29, 2024

The mobile wind power installation platform Hengtong Haiyue has been delivered to the Hengtong Group by Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry in China.The mobile platform is equipped with a 1,600t leg encircling full-circle slewing crane as well as a 4…

China's First Purpose-built Offshore Wind SOVs Delivered

Aug 28, 2024

Shanghai Electric earlier this month celebrated the combined naming and delivery of two service operation vessels (SOV) at ZPMC, Qidong base, China. The vessels are based on two different ship designs from Ulstein Design & Solutions AS and are…

CNOOC Posts Record Interim Profit

Aug 28, 2024

Chinese offshore oil and gas major CNOC posted record first-half profit on Thursday, boosted by output growth and higher oil prices.Net profit attributable to shareholders rose 25% to 79.73 billion yuan ($11.19 billion), CNOOC said in a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange…

"World's Most Powerful Floating Wind Turbine" Sets Sail

Aug 19, 2024

OceanX, which is reported by its developer MingYang Group to be the world's largest single capacity floating wind power platform, embarked on its journey from Guangzhou to the Yangjiang Mingyang Qingzhou IV offshore wind farm in Guangdong, China…

Sinopec Strikes Large Oil, Gas Flow at South China Sea Well

Jul 03, 2024

China's Sinopec Corp has struck a high flow of oil and gas in an offshore exploration well in the Beibu Gulf of the South China Sea, it said on Wednesday.The well, Hai-3, a rare slanted well with a drilling depth of 4,600 meters (2.86 miles)…

EU to Investigate Chinese Wind Turbine Suppliers

Apr 10, 2024

The EU will investigate subsidies received by Chinese suppliers of wind turbines destined for Europe, in the bloc's latest move to shield domestic firms from cheap clean tech products.The European Commission will look into conditions for the development of wind parks in Spain…

CNOOC, Petrobras Announce Strategic Cooperation Agreement

Aug 29, 2023

Chinese state-owned oil and gas giant CNOOC has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Brazilian state oil firm Petrobras, Chinese government-backed media outlet The Paper reported on Tuesday, citing CNOOC.The agreement stated that the…

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