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    Jan/Feb 2025 | Malikai oilfield is about 110 km offshore Sabah, East Malaysia, in the South China Sea at water depths of about 500 m. It vomprises two main reservoirs with peak annual production of 60,000 b/d. This field achieved first production in December 2016 via the Malikai tension-leg platform, ramping to peak production in 2018. Malikai Phase 2 first oil was achieved February 2021. Malikai is a joint venture of Shell (35%, operator), ConocoPhillips Sabah (35%), and PETRONAS (30%). Photo from ConocoPhillips.

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