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Wintershall Dea completely electrifies Germany's biggest oil field

The German oil and gas firm has switched from using gas to instead electrify Mittelplate using renewable onshore energy, reportedly creating significant CO2 reductions.
The Mittelplate field in the German Wadden Sea has been operational for 33 years, putting out just under 3 million liters of crude per day, which has made the field the most productive on the German shelf. | Photo: Joerg Sarbach/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
The Mittelplate field in the German Wadden Sea has been operational for 33 years, putting out just under 3 million liters of crude per day, which has made the field the most productive on the German shelf. | Photo: Joerg Sarbach/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
by MATHIAS JULIUS FALKENGAARD

Mittelplate, the largest oil field in Germany, will now run on green electricity transmitted from land going forward, field operator Wintershall Dea states in a press release on Friday.

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