Local Business In a first, methane-detecting drone flies out to BP rig off Shetland By Mark Lammey September 10 2019, 2:07 pm September 10 2019, 2:07 pm Share In a first, methane-detecting drone flies out to BP rig off Shetland Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/local/1839311/in-a-first-methane-detecting-drone-flies-out-to-bp-rig-off-shetland/ Copy Link Technology used to detect life on Mars has been adapted to help reduce an oil company’s impact on the environment. A drone has flown a 185km round trip from Papa Stour in Shetland to BP’s Clair platform. BP said the UK record for the longest commercial drone flight had been broken in the process – surpassing the previous best of 100km. And the company said the technology would be deployed on all of its North Sea installations, including Glen Lyon and Etap, next year. Read the full story on the Energy Voice website.
