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Petronas-Eni Upstream Joint Venture to Take Up to Two Years to Set Up

Jun 17, 2025

Malaysian state energy company Petronas said on Tuesday it expects to take one to two years to set up a planned joint venture with Italian energy group Eni on upstream assets in Indonesia and Malaysia.The companies announced a joint venture framework…

Wood JV Gets EPC Job for Shell off Brunei

Jun 17, 2025

TendrillWood, a joint venture company between Wood Group and Tendrill, has secured a five-year contract with Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) for brownfield engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services.Under the contract, the TendrillWood JV will deliver integrated…

Chuditch Gas Field Drilling Ops Get Delayed to Next Year

Jun 16, 2025

Sunda Energy, the AIM-quoted exploration and appraisal company focused on gas assets in Southeast Asia, has pushed back the drilling of appraisal well Chuditch-2, offshore Timor-Leste, for the first half of 2026.Chuditch-2 appraisal well on…

Aramco CEO: Realism Must Anchor Global Energy Transition, Especially in Asia

Jun 16, 2025

Aramco President & CEO Amin H. Nasser used his address at Energy Asia 2025 to deliver a pointed message: the global energy transition must be rebalanced with pragmatism, especially for fast-growing regions like Asia that are still heavily reliant on conventional energy…

French Oil Major Acquires Interests in Multiple Blocks in Southeast Asia

Jun 16, 2025

TotalEnergies has acquired interests from Petronas in multiple blocks offshore Malaysia and in one block offshore Indonesia, where exploration, appraisal and development programs will be progressed.The licenses, which are all in different maturation stages…

TotalEnergies’ Unit to Build Battery Storage Site in Japan to Help Balance Grid

Jun 13, 2025

French oil major TotalEnergies' subsidiary Saft has been selected to build a 1 gigawatt-hour battery energy storage system in Japan's Fukushima, the company said on Thursday.Part of a larger project by Asian renewable developer Gurin Energy…

Hai Long Offshore Wind Project in Taiwan Produces First Power

Jun 12, 2025

Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan, jointly developed by Mitsui & Co, Northland Power, and Gentari, has produced first power, marking successful energization of the project and connection to Taipower’s grid.The achievement comes ahead of schedule…

JERA Agrees New US LNG Supply Deals

Jun 12, 2025

JERA, Japan's biggest power generator, has agreed to new supply deals for U.S. liquefied natural gas from four projects to diversify its global portfolio away from its reliance on Australia, it said on Thursday.JERA plans to buy up to 5.5 million metric tons per annum (mtpa) of U…

Fugro Expands Geotechnical Testing Capabilities in Indonesia

Jun 11, 2025

Fugro has opened a new geotechnical testing laboratory in Jakarta, Indonesia, enhancing its regional capabilities for energy and infrastructure projects.The new facility will increase Fugro’s lab capacity in Asia Pacific by 20% and cut testing turnaround times by 30%…

UK Firm Secures Exploration Extension for Two Blocks off Vietnam

Jun 10, 2025

U.K.-based Pharos Energy, an independent energy company with assets in Vietnam and Egypt, has secured two-year extension of the exploration period for two blocks located in moderate to deep waters offshore Vietnam.The approval has been received…

MacGregor to Supply Winch Package for SPEC’s AHTS Newbuilds

Jun 10, 2025

MacGregor has secured a contract to supply an advanced anchor handling towing winch (AHTW) package for a series anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels owned by SINOPACIFIC Engineering & Contracting (SPEC).The MacGregor AHTW package is designed…

ABL Lands Work on BP’s Indonesian Gas and CCUS Project

Jun 10, 2025

Energy and marine consultancy ABL, a subsidiary of ABL Group, has been awarded a contract to provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services to BP’s Tangguh UCC project in Indonesia.The Tangguh UCC Project comprises Ubadari field development, enhanced gas recovery through carbon capture…

TotalEnergies Books Noble Viking Drillship for Oceania Job

Jun 09, 2025

TotalEnergies has signed a contract with Noble Corporation for its Noble Viking drillship, which will be put to work in Oceania.TotalEnergies hired Noble Viking drillship for one firm well plus one option well in Papua New Guinea.The contract…

CNOOC Starts Production at Offshore Field in South China Sea

Jun 09, 2025

China's state-owned oil and gas firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has brought on stream the Weizhou 5-3 oil field development project in Beibu Gulf Basin in the South China Sea.The main production facility includes one self-installing wellhead platform…

MODEC, Carbon Clean to Advance FPSO-Mounted Carbon Capture Tech

Jun 05, 2025

MODEC and Carbon Clean Solutions have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to continue the development and eventual deployment of floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO)-based offshore post-combustion carbon capture technologies…

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