Australia's
AWE
saw
profits
plummet
56%
for
the
half-year
to
31
December
as
the
shut-in
of
the
Yolla
platform
at
the
BassGas
project,
off
Victoria,
hit
production
and
revenues.
The
company
posted
an
after
tax
profit
for
the
six-month
period
of
A$13.2
million
(US$13.5
million),
down
from
a
profit
of
A$29.7
million
over
the
same
period
in
2011.
The
fall
in
profits
came
as
revenue
for
the
first
half
of
the
financial
year,
due
to
end
on
30
June,
fell
8%
to
A$145.1
million.
Production
for
the
period
was
also
down
20%
year-on-year…