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TECH-DRIVEN ENERGY SECURITY ABB’S TAKE ON TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY RESILIENCE © SemangArt / Adobe STock

TECHNOLOGY AS ENABLER

OF ENERGY SECURITY IN

OFFSHORE ASIA

In recent years, Asia’s offshore sector has regained strategic importance, particularly in countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam, as operators pursue new upstream opportunities while governments seek to strengthen domestic and regional energy security. Ongoing geopolitical developments and potential exposure to supply disruptions have sharpened focus on the role offshore projects can play in delivering stable and resilient energy supply. In this context, technology - particularly the way offshore assets are designed, powered and integrated - is becoming a critical enabler of execution certainty, reliability and long-term system resilience.

By Khaleef Khan, Vice President, Offshore Solutions, Energy Industries, Asia encing delivery schedules.

Offshore Development Takes on Strategic Im-

With capital investment becoming more selective, op- portance

Offshore developments are now expected to deliver erators are prioritizing projects that demonstrate strong predictable, resilient supply, making reliability, schedule execution credibility, lower risk and greater long-term confdence and execution discipline more important than resilience, alongside faster asset monetization at optimal ever. At the same time, projects are moving forward in a technical specifcations.

Southeast Asia has a steady offshore pipeline - with a more challenging environment, from mitigating potential supply chain constraints, limited yard and manufacturing signifcant number of gas developments expected to reach

FID by 2028 - and in a more competitive landscape, suc- capacity, longer equipment lead times and rising cost infu- 62 OFFSHORE ENGINEER OEDIGITAL.COM