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World record set after large oil rig lifted and shipped in one piece

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Features Deputy Editor and Chief Photographer
 
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North Sea oil rig the Brent Delta platform, belonging to oil company Shell UK, was recently successfully lifted off of its three-legged structure in the Brent oilfield, about 180 km off the coast of the Shetland Islands last month, setting a world record for the heaviest single-piece lift at sea.
 
 
 
 
 

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