Financial Times: North Sea gas leak may take months to plug

Total, the French oil and gas group, has admitted it could take up to six months to tackle the gas leak at its Elgin platform in the North Sea. The leak forced the emergency evacuation of 238 staff on Sunday.

The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change confirmed that Total was considering options including the drilling of a relief well from a neighbouring rig that could take up to 180 days to complete.

Total was also considering a “dynamic well kill” involving a vessel docking alongside the Elgin platform to block the leak.  MORE