Total’s Elgin Platform Gas Leak: Rough Seas And Heavy Find Could Thwart Company’s Efforts (Huffington post)
* Gales forecast for North Sea area this afternoon -Met Office
* Total to move drilling rigs from two nearby fields
* Total to fly experts to platform in next few days
By Karolin Schaps and Muriel Boselli
LONDON/PARIS, April 2 (Reuters) – Total faced rough seas and heavy winds on
Monday as the oil and gas company prepared to send men and machines to battle
a leak at its Elgin platform in the North Sea that has spewed gas into the air
for over a week.
The French company, which is spending $1 million per day on efforts to plug
the leak, plans to move drilling rigs from two nearby fields, fly staff to the
platform if it is deemed safe and send two underwater inspection vehicles to
check where best to drill relief wells, Total said on Monday.
“Both (inspection) vessels are currently awaiting optimum sea conditions
before they can be deployed,” Total said, raising concerns that relief
operations will be delayed as Met Office forecasts showed even stronger wind
levels for Monday afternoon.
The company is expected to fly its own staff to the platform within the next
few days, industry sources told Reuters.
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