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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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Oil & Gas Engineering

Worley Secures Five-Year Renewal of CNOOC North Sea EPC Framework

Worley has renewed its EPC framework with CNOOC International's UK business for five years, covering the Scott, Buzzard and Golden Eagle North Sea assets.

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Offshore Wind

Dajin Plans Two 8,000-tonne Offshore Wind Foundation Installation Vessels

Dajin has selected Ulstein's HX122 with U-STERN design and said it plans to build two offshore foundation installation vessels with 8,000-tonne main cranes.

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Offshore Engineering

CNPC Offshore Engineering Sets Up Tianjin Subsidiary for Platform Leasing

CNPC Offshore Engineering has established a RMB326 million subsidiary in Tianjin to support the leasing, procurement and operation of multiple offshore platforms.

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LNG & Energy

Wison New Energies Advances FLNG Lease-and-Operate Model with Bumi Armada and FPSO Ventures

Wison New Energies, Bumi Armada and FPSO Ventures plan to combine FLNG engineering, asset ownership and long-term operating capabilities to develop lease-and-operate solutions.

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Shipbuilding & Offshore

Construction Begins on the Largest International Offshore Oil and Gas EPIC Project Ever Won by a Chinese Contractor

COOEC has started fabrication for QatarEnergy's Bul Hanine redevelopment in Qingdao, moving the approximately US$4 billion EPIC project into large-scale construction.

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Shipbuilding & Offshore

COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Starts A-Share Listing Counselling

COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry has filed for A-share listing counselling, with CICC and China Merchants Securities appointed as counselling institutions.

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Shipbuilding & Offshore

Wison Group and KBR Sign Strategic MoU to Explore Engineering and EPC Cooperation

Wison Group and KBR have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore project opportunities combining engineering execution, construction, advisory, design and technology capabilities.

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