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![]() Oil and gas company Dana Petroleum is abandoning a gas project located in the UK sector of the North Sea. A spokesperson for Dana Petroleum confirmed to Offshore Energy on Tuesday that after careful consideration, the company has decided to withdraw from the Platypus project development and the P1242 licence. The spokesperson said that the decision is a result of a recent review of the Platypus project. The spokesperson added that Dana project partners and companies who have tendered for project work have been fully appraised of the situation. Dana will work closely together with the OGA and JV Partners to make this a smooth transition the spokesperson concluded. The Platypus field is located in the UK Southern North Sea in Blocks approxima tely 18 km north-west of the West Sole gas field and 15 km south-west of the Babbage field. The Platypus gas field was discovered in 2010 and was successfully appraised with a horizontal well in 2012 which was flow tested at a rate of 27 million cubic feet of gas per day approximately 4,600 barrels of oil per day on an equivalent basis (Credits: www.offshore-energy.biz) February 2021 Edition
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Frank Coles, CEO of Wallem Group, resignsFrank Coles, Chief Executive Officer of the Wallem Group, has resigned and will be leaving the Wallem Group shortly, the company’s board confirmed. “As many will be aware Frank has been very active in highlighting the plight of seafarers during the Covid-19 pandemic and now wishes to become more involved in promoting their welfare, as well as pursuing other opportunities. During his ![]() (Credits: www.offshore-energy.biz) |
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Greener O&G production with floating wind and wave powerFloating Power Plant (FPP) and partners Lundin Energy Norway, NOV-APL, Semco Maritime, Cefront Technologies and Aalborg University have completed a project aimed at using floating wind and wave power to support an offshore oil and gas facility. According to FPP, the project shows that using renewable energy can help the oil and gas industry reduce emissions while getting a stable, high quality ![]() (Credits: www.offshore-energy.biz) |
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Plymouth Uni gets over £1 million for floating wind test facilityThe University of Plymouth has secured more than £1 million to create a facility for testing new innovations in floating offshore wind technology. This first-of-its-kind facility in the UK will enable physical modeling experiments with wind, wave and currents simultaneously. Data generated in the experiments will enable researchers to improve their understanding of how future technology a ![]() (Credits: www.offshore-energy.biz) |
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Equinor to test floating solar pilot in rough waters of NorwayNorwegian energy major Equinor, in collaboration with Saipem company Moss Maritime, plans to build and test a pilot floating solar plant off Frøya in Norway in the late summer of 2021. The project is set to become the world’s first pilot plant for floating solar power in rough waters, according to Equinor. The company has filed an application with the Norwegian Water Resources and ![]() (Credits: www.offshore-energy.biz) |