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November 24, 2025
FairWind has signed a strategic partnership with Japan’s Wind Energy Partners (WEP), accelerating its Asia Pacific expansion and enhancing onshore and offshore wind turbine installation and maintenance capabilities.
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November 18, 2025
TechnipFMC has landed a substantial iEPCI™ contract for Eni’s Maha deepwater project offshore Indonesia—the first use of Subsea 2.0® technology in the country and a new tieback to the Jangkrik FPU.
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November 03, 2025
ABL has been awarded a contract by Chevron to provide marine warranty survey and third-party support for platform installations and rig moves in the Gulf of Thailand.
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October 30, 2025
Sunda Energy is advancing preparations for the Chuditch-2 appraisal well offshore Timor-Leste, targeting drilling in early 2026, while expanding its Southeast Asian upstream portfolio with two new offshore licenses in the Philippines.
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October 30, 2025
SLB OneSubsea has been awarded two EPC contracts by PTTEP to deliver subsea production systems for Malaysia’s deepwater Alum, Bemban, Permai, and Kikeh fields, extending the life of key offshore assets and strengthening regional energy security.
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October 29, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly announced sanctions on Russian oil companies are facing a first major challenge in talks with Xi Jinping. Analysts say China’s response will be key to starving Kremlin revenue and tightening global oil markets.
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October 29, 2025
OMS Energy Technologies Inc. has expanded its partnership with a leading Thai oil and gas operator through a new Technical Service Partner Contract covering consultancy, gauging management, and hardware services.
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October 23, 2025
Velesto Energy and ICON Engineering have signed an agreement to deliver rig-installed wellhead platforms for offshore Malaysia. The collaboration merges drilling and platform installation in one campaign — cutting costs, accelerating timelines, and expanding Malaysia’s offshore development capabilities.
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October 23, 2025
U.S. sanctions targeting Russian oil producers Rosneft and Lukoil are unsettling China’s oil industry, which relies on Moscow for up to 20% of its crude imports. The measures, part of the Trump administration’s wider energy sanctions, raise fears of supply disruptions and secondary penalties.
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October 17, 2025
RINA has secured the front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for PETRONAS CCS Ventures’ Southern Onshore Facilities, part of Malaysia’s landmark carbon capture and storage (CCS) development.
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October 17, 2025
Inpex CEO Takayuki Ueda says Indonesia is pressing to accelerate the $20 billion Abadi LNG development as domestic and regional gas demand surges. The project, targeting 9.5 MMtpa of LNG capacity, remains on track for a 2027 FID despite cost and design challenges.
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October 13, 2025
Valeura Energy has increased oil production to nearly 25,000 bpd after completing a 10-well drilling campaign at its Nong Yao field in the Gulf of Thailand. The company also advanced its Wassana redevelopment project and confirmed new gas discoveries under its PTTEP farm-in.
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September 10, 2025
Alaska LNG, led by Glenfarne, has signed a Letter of Intent with JERA for 1 MMtpa of LNG over 20 years. The Alaska LNG project is the only federally approved LNG export project on the U.S. Pacific Coast.
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September 05, 2025
The Republic of the Congo has signed a $23 billion hydrocarbon deal with China’s Wing Wah to develop the Banga Kayo, Holmoni and Cayo permits, aiming to raise national oil output to 200,000 bpd by 2030.
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August 26, 2025
Baker Hughes has secured a comprehensive 90-month service agreement award from bp for its Tangguh LNG plant in Indonesia. The agreement covers spare parts, repair services, and field service engineering support for critical turbomachinery at the facility.
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August 26, 2025
EnQuest along with its joint venture partners and the Government of Indonesia have signed Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) for the Gaea and Gaea II exploration blocks, located in Papua Barat, Indonesia. 
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August 25, 2025
PXGEO has secured its first contract in Malaysia to deliver offshore seismic data acquisition services under a two-year agreement. The campaign will play a key role in supporting Malaysia’s drive to unlock new hydrocarbon resources and accelerate upstream exploration.
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August 21, 2025
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) has officially opened an international office in Shanghai, China, aimed at strengthening cooperation between African governments and energy companies and their counterparts in China.
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August 21, 2025
MedcoEnergi has received approval from the Government of Thailand for an extension of the production period for the Bualuang Oil Field (Block B8/38) in the Gulf of Thailand.
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August 20, 2025
Kabal, a logistics software provider for the energy industry, has won a contract with Phu Quoc Petroleum Operating Company (PQPOC) to optimize its offshore logistics in Vietnam. This partnership marks a significant step in Kabal’s strategic expansion in Southeast Asia.
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August 20, 2025
Strohm has won a contract to supply four TCP Jumpers for installation in a deepwater field offshore Malaysia. The end customer is a major Southeast Asian operator with international exploration projects.
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