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Chinese state-owned oil and gas giant China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and its partner, the U.S.-headquartered energy firm ConocoPhillips, have brought online the next expansion segment at an existing oilfield off the coast of China, enabling the project to be home to 19 offshore platforms and a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The post Latest chapter up and running at Chinese oilfield project housing 19 offshore platforms appeared first on Offshore Energy.

A £150 million (around €175.6 million) extreme environment center capable of simulating currents, waves […] The post UK to get extreme environment center for subsea technology testing appeared first on Offshore Energy.

UK-based upstream oil and gas player Serica Energy is setting the stage to ink a rig deal for its planned multi-well drilling program in the UK sector of the North Sea to achieve high-impact organic production growth. The post Serica targets production growth with North Sea drilling campaign of up to six wells appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Belgian shipping company Exmar has taken delivery of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier (LNGC), which will be upgraded to function as a floating transshipment unit (FTU), dedicated to the LNG bunkering market. The post Exmar enriching LNG bunkering market with floating transshipment unit appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Vattenfall has launched a tender seeking contractors to provide remotely operated vehicle (ROV) inspections […] The post Vattenfall seeks ROV inspection, seabed survey contractors for European offshore wind fleet appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Italian cabling company Prysmian has acquired a training facility for high-voltage cable jointers in […] The post Prysmian buys Scottish training facility for cable jointers appeared first on Offshore Energy.

As the UK regulator has decided to prolong a license in alignment with another one in the area to pave the way for an integrated development plan, Aberdeen-based full-cycle energy business NEO NEXT Energy and its partners, Serica Energy and Jersey Oil & Gas (JOG), are expected to contemplate all available production solutions for a proposed oil project in the North Sea on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). The post License alignment buys time to pick production solution for new UK North Sea oil hub appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Thailand-headquartered subsea and offshore drilling services company Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited is continuing […] The post Mermaid Maritime establishes formal US presence appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Two offshore construction milestones have been completed at the 495 MW Fengmiao 1 offshore […] The post Offshore substation, export cable works completed at Taiwan’s Fengmiao 1 OWF appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Beacon Offshore Energy, a Texas-based exploration and production company, is preparing to begin drilling the second development well at a field in the Gulf of America (U.S. Gulf of Mexico), with first oil targeted for year-end 2026. The post US Gulf subsea tie-back on track for first oil by year-end as development drilling progresses appeared first on Offshore Energy.