COOEC has begun hull assembly for the Kaiping cylindrical FPSO in Qingdao. The 182-section hull will form the central production and storage facility for a major deepwater oilfield development in the South China Sea.
COOEC has set 2027 as its target for a first Brazilian FPSO contract after placing second in the Albacora tender. The project has progressed to commercial negotiations between Petrobras and Yinson.
COOEC reiterated plans to expand into FSRU and FLNG projects as first-half 2026 revenue rose 9.4%, while work continued across its LNG and offshore engineering portfolio.
Wood has secured a detailed engineering design contract from COOEC for QatarEnergy’s Bul Hanine offshore oilfield expansion in Qatar.
COOEC completed fabrication of the Saudi Aramco CRPO149 jacket at Qingdao yard, marking a milestone for its first full EPCI lump-sum offshore project with Saudi Aramco.
COOEC completed loadout of three wellhead platform blocks for QatarEnergy’s ISND expansion from its Qingdao yard, covering platforms, pipelines, umbilicals, subsea skids and upgrades.
Upstream reports that COOEC has engineered, built and launched an offshore jacket for Saudi Aramco’s Abu Safah field, underlining the rising role of Chinese EPC contractors in Middle East offshore projects.
Saipem has been chosen by QatarEnergy LNG, alongside Offshore Oil Engineering Co (COOEC), for an offshore EPCI contract in Qatar worth about $4 billion, with around $3.1 billion for Saipem’s share.
COOEC has completed the jacket for Shell Nigeria’s HI Project at its Tianjin base. The facility, featuring a hybrid wind and solar power system, will supply 350 million cubic feet of gas daily to the Nigeria LNG Train 7 expansion.
