South & Central Asia

South Korea's Taihan targets expansion in US and Europe under new CEO

Pakistani upstream petroleum player picks Norwegian firm for data acquisition

Pacifico Energy launches survey campaign for 1.8 GW offshore wind projects in Vietnam

TotalEnergies earmarks annual spend of up to $17 billion over next five years

TotalEnergies aims to keep its oil equivalent production steady at around 3 million barrels per day through 2035.

Southeast Asian offshore project crosses FID threshold in fast-track move to first gas

PTTEP Energy Development Company, a subsidiary of PTT Exploration and Production Public Company (PTTEP), and Canada-headquartered Valeura Energy have taken a final investment decision (FID) to move forward with an initial gas development at an offshore natural gas field in Block G3/65 located in the

Vietnam-made cable layer enters into service in Taiwan

A new cable-laying vessel (CLV) built in Vietnam for ATE Energy International has entered into service in Taiwan, where it will be deployed for subsea infrastructure and offshore energy projects. Oceanus 1, which arrived in Kaohsiung on September 16, was built by Pacific Shipbuilding Joint Stock Com

Southeast Asia’s hydrocarbon push: Valeura hits oil pay, eyes new satellite development

Southeast Asia’s hydrocarbon sector has gained fresh momentum as Canadian oil and gas company Valeura Energy struck an oil discovery near its existing offshore field in the Gulf of Thailand, potentially supporting a new satellite development while extending the productive life of existing infrastruc

Valeura advances Gulf of Thailand expansion with PTTEP farm-in approval

Canadian oil and gas company Valeura Energy has received the go-ahead for its acquisition of partial stakes in two offshore blocks in the Gulf of Thailand from Thailand’s national oil and gas player, PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP).

Naming ceremony held for new LNG carrier built by Samsung Heavy Industries

A naming ceremony has been held in South Korea for a new LNG carrier owned by Japanese Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” LINE) and Toho Gas. The naming ceremony took place at a Samsung Heavy Industries facility in South Korea on September 9 for the vessel named Toho Emerald, owned through a joint venture o

Scottish firm strengthens VLGC foothold with four-vessel Korean shipbuilding deal

Babcock LGE, a Rosyth-based marine engineering business within Babcock International, has won a new assignment with South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) that covers four 88,000-cubic-meter (cbm) very large gas carriers (VLGCs), bolstering its position in the global liquefied gas handling mar

Valeura fast-tracks Southeast Asian project: First oil now on the cards for early Q2 2027

Canadian oil and gas company Valeura Energy is accelerating the redevelopment of its field in the Gulf of Thailand by bringing the project’s potential first oil forward to the early second quarter of 2027, around two months ahead of its original schedule.

Keel laid for Korea’s only specialized HVDC installation vessel

The Tersan Shipyard in Türkiye has laid the keel for the cable-laying vessel (CLV) it is constructing for South Korean subsea cable installation company LS Marine Solution. LS Marine Solution and the shipyard signed a contract for the construction of the vessel in June 2025, followed by the start of