Kuala Lumpur-listed MISC booked net income of MYR 430.4m ($135m) for the three months to 30 September versus MYR 141.7m in the period a year ago.

It owns a 50% share in the Gumusut-Kakap floating production system which started up in June while its controlling shareholder, Malaysian oil firm Petronas, owns the other 50%.

On an operating level, income jumped by over 50% to MYR 408.2m