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Shipbuilding & Offshore

Shell Agrees to Take 30% of Bay du Nord as FPSO Project Targets Early-2027 FID

Shell has agreed to acquire a 30% non-operated interest in Bay du Nord. Equinor will retain 70% and remain operator as the FPSO project advances through FEED toward an early-2027 FID.

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Reference image of COOEC offshore pipeline installation workMaydan Mahzam

COOEC Wins Qatar Maydan Mahzam Subsea EPIC Package as Three-Year Middle East Contracts Top RMB50 Billion

COOEC has won QatarEnergy's MM EPIC2 package, covering more than 100 kilometres of subsea pipelines, cables and umbilicals for the Maydan Mahzam redevelopment.

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Excelerate Energy COO David Liner with Seatrium Repairs and Upgrades Executive Vice President Alvin GanFSRU

Seatrium Wins First Excelerate FSRU Conversion EPCIC Contract With Second-Unit Option

Seatrium has secured its first FSRU conversion EPCIC project for Excelerate Energy, with engineering due to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026 and delivery targeted for 2028.

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Grace Dahlia LNG carrier selected for Golar's fourth FLNG conversionGrace Dahlia

Golar Agrees to Acquire Grace Dahlia for Fourth FLNG Conversion at CIMC Raffles

Golar has agreed to acquire Grace Dahlia from NYK Line for conversion into its fourth FLNG at CIMC Raffles' Yantai yard, with redelivery scheduled for 2029.

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Yinson Production graphic for the FPSO John Agyekum Kufuor gas-capacity upgradeFPSO JAK

Yinson Extends FPSO JAK Lease and Adds US$600 Million Backlog Through Gas Upgrade

Yinson will upgrade FPSO JAK's gas-processing facilities and extend its firm lease to 2036, adding about US$600 million in firm backlog through the higher day rate and longer term.

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Reference image of a Kinetics floating storage and regasification unitLNGT Akdeniz

Karpowership's Ninth Seatrium FSRU Conversion Broadens Its LNG Supply Play

Seatrium will convert LNGT Akdeniz for Karpowership, the partners' ninth FSRU project, with work scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2027.

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Agogo FPSO operating offshore AngolaAgogo FPSO

Agogo FPSO Sets Production Record While Maintaining Zero Routine Flaring

Agogo FPSO has reached 80,150 barrels per day, its highest rate since first oil, while continuing to maintain zero routine flaring during the production ramp-up.

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Aerial view of FPSO Sepetiba at BOMESC's Lingang yard before sailawayShipbuilding & Offshore Engineering

BOMESC Signs RMB1.6–2.1 Billion FPSO Topsides Contract with SBM Offshore Unit

Tianjin BOMESC has signed an integrated design, procurement and fabrication contract for FPSO topsides modules with Single Buoy Moorings, valued initially at RMB1.6–2.1 billion and scheduled for completion in the second half of 2028.

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Aerial view of the LNG Canada export facility in Kitimat, British ColumbiaLNG & Energy Engineering

LNG Canada Phase 2 Reaches FID, Doubling Capacity to 28 Mtpa

LNG Canada's five partners have sanctioned Phase 2, adding two liquefaction trains and doubling total capacity from 14 mtpa to 28 mtpa, with commercial operations expected in the early 2030s.

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Two large containerships under construction at CSSC Tianjin ShipbuildingShipbuilding & Offshore

COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Plans RMB8.2 Billion Tianjin Shipbuilding Base

The proposed Tianjin shipbuilding and offshore base has entered engineering-survey tender preparation, with two 300,000-dwt dry docks, six outfitting berths and vessel deliveries targeted from 2029.

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Maersk container ships during port operationsMaritime & Shipping

Maersk and CIMC Wetrans Establish Tianjin Container Depot Joint Venture

Tianjin Xinglian Logistics has registered capital of RMB30 million. Maersk Hong Kong owns 51% and CIMC Wetrans 49%, with container-depot services as the venture's primary focus.

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Mengxiang ocean drilling vessel under way at seaShipbuilding & Offshore

Mengxiang Completes South China Sea Trial Drilling, Reaching 5,000-Metre-Class Coring Capability

Mengxiang drilled and cored two wells in about 4,100 metres of water, reached a maximum completed depth of 4,929.17 metres and recovered 4.27 metres of ocean-basin basalt core.

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