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Vestas to Build Offshore Wind Nacelle Assembly Plant in Japan

Mar 09, 2026

Wind turbine maker Vestas on Monday agreed to cooperate with Japan's industry ministry to establish a nacelle assembly facility in the country by the fiscal year of 2029 and may create a full nacelle production facility a decade later, the ministry said…

Governments Move to Shield Economies as Oil Jumps 25%

Mar 09, 2026

Governments scrambled to limit the impact on economies and consumers from the widening Iran war, which fuelled a record surge in oil prices on Monday after key producers cut output and Tehran signalled that hardliners would remain in charge…

Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt Starts Construction of C-CSOV Fleet in China

Mar 06, 2026

Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt (DO) has started construction of a new fleet of construction commissioning service operation vessels (C-CSOVs), with the first steel cut for the lead vessel DO Joule at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard in Guangzhou…

PALFINGER to Deliver Offshore Cranes for Formosa 4 Wind Farm

Mar 05, 2026

PALFINGER has secured a contract to supply offshore cranes for the Formosa 4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan, expanding the company’s presence in the region’s offshore wind market.The project will mark PALFINGER’s eleventh offshore wind development…

Lamprell Secures ONGC Deal for Subsea Pipeline Replacement Project

Mar 05, 2026

Lamprell has secured a contract by Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to deliver the Pipeline Replacement Project PRP-IX covering multiple offshore fields in India.The contract includes the replacement and installation of about 285 km of subsea…

China’s Five-Year Plan Focuses on Oil Stability, Gas and Reserves Growth

Mar 05, 2026

China set an annual oil output target of 200 million metric tons (4 million barrels per day) in its next five-year plan on Thursday, a level it already surpassed last year, as the country also pledged to expand the size of its undisclosed strategic oil reserves…

Strategic Marine Delivers First Supa Swath CTVs to Mainprize Offshore

Mar 04, 2026

Strategic Marine has delivered the first two Supa Swath crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to Mainprize Offshore, marking the initial handover under a multi-vessel contract signed at in June 2024.The deliveries represent the first two vessels in a program covering six Supa Swath vessels…

Japan’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Starts Commercial Operations

Mar 04, 2026

Japan’s largest offshore wind farm, the 220 MW Kitakyushu Hibikinada, has started commercial operations.The offshore wind farm, consisting of 25 turbines with 9.6 MW capacity each, entered commercial operations on March 2, 2026.Located offshore of Wakamatsu Ward in Kitakyushu City…

Velesto Gets Shell’s Deepwater Job Offshore Malaysia

Mar 04, 2026

Malaysia’s oil and gas services firm Velesto has secured two contracts from Sabah Shell Petroleum Company (SSPC), a subsidiary of Shell, to support its deepwater operations offshore Sabah in Malaysia.The contracts were awarded to Velesto’s subsidiary…

Subsea7 Extends Engagement on Türkiye’s Sakarya Field with New Deal

Mar 04, 2026

Subsea7 has secured a large variation order by Turkish Petroleum Offshore Technology Center AS (TP-OTC) relating to the Sakarya field development in the Black Sea, offshore Türkiye.The award represents an extension to the contract announced…

Asia’s Oil Reliance on Middle East Explained

Mar 04, 2026

Asia depends on oil and gas from the Middle East, sourcing 60% of its crude from the region, making it highly vulnerable if the Iran war causes a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz supply route.How Much Middle Eastern Oil Does Asia Import…

Petronas Picks OceanSTAR Elite FPSO for Asian Oil and Gas Project

Mar 03, 2026

OceanSTAR Engineering, a subsidiary of OceanSTAR Elite, has entered into a long-term contract with Petronas for the provision of lease, operation and maintenance of a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit supporting the Sepat…

Velesto Inks Five-Year Drilling Deal for Jack-Up Rig with Petronas

Mar 03, 2026

Malaysia’s oil and gas services firm Velesto has secured a five-year drilling contract from Petronas for its NAGA 2 jack-up rig.Under the contract, NAGA 2 will undertake drilling activities beginning in February 2026 for a firm period of five years…

Qatar LNG Halt Forces Asia to Seek Alternative Supplies

Mar 03, 2026

India began rationing natural gas on Tuesday while countries around Asia looked to the spot market to replace supplies, activated emergency plans and prepared to step up production, as the conflict in the Middle East curtailed shipping and halted Qatari output…

China Looks Best Placed to Weather Iran Energy Shock

Mar 03, 2026

China is the world's largest energy importer and would therefore appear vulnerable to the surge in crude oil and natural gas prices from the conflict between Israel and the United States against Iran.But the opposite is most likely the case…

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