Asia Pacific

The Spotlight on New Technology Awards recognize breakthrough innovations that demonstrate significant technical advancement and potential impact across the offshore energy value chain. The awards will be presented during OTC Asia, 31 March–2 April, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The authors describe the effectiveness of an electromagnetic look-ahead service while drilling in terms of providing accurate formation profiles ahead of the bit to optimize geostopping efficiency.

Changgui Xu will receive the 2026 Individual Distinguished Award, and CNOOC will receive the 2026 Institutional Distinguished Award.

The agreement follows the discovery of 724 million BOE in unconventional oil and gas reserves in November.

Big projects are expected to add oil and gas to the energy mix in some regions while maturing basins contribute to drops in other areas.

The $26-million project will serve as a collaborative hub for research, engineering, and testing.

Malampaya East discovery is estimated to hold 98 Bcf of gas and may help offset declines at the country’s only producing gas field.

Woodside’s $12-billion gas project offshore Western Australia is expected to produce up to 8 mtpa once it’s complete.

The authors state that issues faced by the Gorgon carbon capture and storage project primarily relate to risk and pressure management of the produced water from the Dupuy formation rather than from capture, transport, injection, and storage technologies.

Estimates commissioned by the Australian government suggest that increasing efficiency will lower costs for decommissioning offshore Australia.