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CIMC Picks TMC’s Compressors for Golar LNG’s MK II FLNG Unit

Jan 05, 2026

CIMC Raffles has awarded a contract to TMC Compressors to deliver a complete marine compressed air system for the MK II floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility, currently under construction for Golar LNG.TMC’s scope includes instrument air compressors…

AF Offshore Gets Ithaca Energy’s Decom Job in North Sea

Jan 05, 2026

AF Offshore Decom (AFOD), a company within AF Gruppen, has signed a contract with Ithaca Energy for the engineering, receipt, dismantling, and recycling of a floating production platform from the U.K. sector of the North Sea.The facility has a total weight of approximately 23…

Japan’s First Floating Wind Farm Comes Online

Jan 05, 2026

Japan’s first commercial floating offshore wind farm, rated at 16.8 MW, has started operations offshore Nagasaki Prefecture.The Goto offshore wind farm, located off Goto City, is operated by Goto Floating Wind Farm consortium. The project is…

Venezuela to Cut Oil Output

Jan 04, 2026

Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA has begun cutting crude production because it is running out of storage capacity due to an ongoing U.S. oil blockade that has reduced exports to zero, piling more pressure on an interim government trying to hang onto power in the face of U…

Petrobras to Start Production at P-79 Oil Platform in Q2 2026

Jan 02, 2026

Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras expects to start production at its P-79 oil platform in the Santos Basin in the second quarter, director for engineering, technology and innovation Renata Baruzzi told Reuters on Friday.Petrobras had previously…

Petrobras FPSO Initiates Búzios 6 Production

Jan 02, 2026

The FPSO P-78 can produce up to 180,000 barrels per day and will increase the gas supply.Petrobras began oil production from the P-78 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel in the Búzios field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin…

Offshore Rig Outlook: As 2025 Challenges Fade, Path Ahead Brightens

Jan 02, 2026

While challenges linger from the 2025 offshore rig market, there are signs it will look brighter from late 2026 onwards.Main Events of 2025One of the biggest talking points of 2024 and 2025 was Saudi Aramco’s suspension of 36 jackups from April 2024…

Low Demand, High Supply Keeps Asia LNG Spot Prices Flat

Jan 02, 2026

Asian spot liquefied natural gas prices started the year steady, as muted regional demand and ample supply kept the market flat following a 34% slump in 2025.The average LNG price for February delivery into Northeast Asia LNG-AS was estimated at $9…

ASRY Completes Multiple Rig Upgrades for ADES

Dec 30, 2025

The Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (ASRY) has completed several rig repair and upgrade projects for Saudi-based ADES Holding, strengthening the partnership between the two companies.In 2025, several ADES jack-up rigs underwent major works at ASRY’s facilities in Bahrain…

Petrobras Greenlights Funds for Second Phase of Brazil's Deepwater Scheme

Dec 30, 2025

Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has approved the final investment decision (FID) for Module 2 of its Sergipe Deep Waters (SEAP II) project in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, a move that will expand the availability of domestic natural gas…

South Korean Firm Buys Into Indonesian Offshore Oil Block

Dec 26, 2025

SK Earthon, the energy resource development unit of SK Innovation, has acquired a 34% stake in the North Ketapang exploration block offshore Indonesia, expanding its upstream presence in Southeast Asia.The stake was acquired from Petronas North Ketapang…

Yinson Production Cuts First Steel for Vietnam-Bound FSO

Dec 24, 2025

Malaysia's Yinson Production has held a steel cutting ceremony for a floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit, bound for deployment at Block B gas field offshore Vietnam.The steel cutting ceremony, held on December 19, 2025, marked the construction start of the FSO Block B…

CB&I Agrees to Acquire Petrofac Asset Solutions Business

Dec 24, 2025

CB&I has agreed to acquire Petrofac Asset Solutions, adding operations, maintenance and decommissioning services to its portfolio as it seeks to diversify revenues and expand internationally.The deal will see CB&I take over Petrofac’s Asset Solutions business…

Technical Drilling Campaign Difficulties Push Back Benin Field Start Up

Dec 24, 2025

Akrake Petroleum, Rex International's indirect subsidiary, has encountered technical difficulties during its drilling operations at Sèmè field off Benin, pushing back the production start beyond 2025.Akrake Petroleum, owned by Rex's Lime Petroleum…

Venezuela Turns to Floating Oil Storage as Onshore Tanks Fill

Dec 23, 2025

Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA has started filling tankers with crude and fuel oil and keeping them in Venezuelan waters, as inventories have mounted due to the U.S. seizing Venezuela-linked ships at sea, according to company documents and shipping data…

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