CNOOC Starts Power Supply from Haiyou Anlan Floating Wind Platform
11, August 2026
CNOOC has started supplying electricity from the 16 MW Haiyou Anlan floating wind platform to the Lufeng oilfield grid off China.
South China Sea
45 Rescued, 17 Missing After Khoi Nguyen 18 Sinks
27, July 2026
Search teams rescued 45 people after the Vietnamese cargo vessel Khoi Nguyen 18 sank near Fiery Cross Reef, while 17 people remained missing.
Chinese Coast Guard Vessel Leaves Pratas Waters After Taiwan Standoff
26, May 2026
A Chinese coast guard vessel departed waters near the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands following a standoff and verbal exchange with Taiwan’s coast guard.
Devon Bay Sinking Kills Two, Four Missing
24, January 2026
Singapore-flagged bulker Devon Bay sank in the South China Sea while trading between Gutalac and Yangjiang, leaving two seafarers dead and four missing as regional search and rescue operations continue.
CNOOC Ltd starts Xijiang 24 offshore production
22, December 2025
CNOOC Ltd said the Xijiang Oilfields 24 Block project in the Pearl River Mouth Basin has started production, targeting a 2026 plateau of about 18,000 boe/d and using Huixi facilities plus an unmanned platform.
CNOOC deepwater veteran under graft watchdog probe
3, December 2025
China’s top anti-corruption watchdog is investigating Li Zhong, deputy general manager and chief engineer at CNOOC Research Institute, a veteran behind key deepwater breakthroughs in the South China Sea.
