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ASIA PACIFIC

UPSTREAM 2026:

OFFSHORE PROJECTS RAMP UP AS

FRONTIER DRILLING RETURNS

Asia Pacifc’s upstream sector heads into 2026 with a combination of near- term project delivery and high-impact frontier drilling. A wave of large ofshore gas schemes is moving towards FID or frst production, just as a new set of wildcats tests unproven deepwater plays. Together, they will shape regional energy security and LNG feedgas availability into the 2030s.

By JY Chew, Head of APAC Upstream Research at Welligence Energy Analytics 24 OFFSHORE ENGINEER OEDIGITAL.COM