UK-based ALE said it had jacked up the 13,800-tonne Malikai topside 40 metres before skidding it 90 metres over the hull which the company said made it the world's highest jack-up and skidding operation performed at such scale.
MMHE and joint venture partner Technip were awarded the $775 million contract in 2013 to build the topsides and hull for the platform for the deep-water Malikai field off Malaysia.
The TLP will weigh 26,000 tonnes and be able to handle 60,000 barrels per day of oil and 1.4