Kiewit completed the topsides lifting and integration in mid-June and the last of the connection work is being completed.
The topsides lift weight was about 9460 tonnes, and was handled by Kiewit’s twin-boom heavy lift device, which can hoist 10,000 tonnes.
“We were pushing it,” admits Llog’s offshore construction manager Craig Mullett, adding that 400 to 500 tonnes of structural steel was saved.
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