The
French
supermajor
confirmed
an
incident
happened
at
12:15
UK
time
on
Sunday
afternoon
at
the
Elgin
production
utilities
quarters
(PUQ)
platform.
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to
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all
Upstream
articles
on
the
Elgin
gas
leak
crisis.)
The
jack-up
Rowan
Viking
was
alongside
the
facility
on
the
high-pressure,
high-temperature
development
at
the
time
of
the
release.
“A
well
control
problem
occurred
on
the
wellhead
platform
on
the
Elgin
PUQ
resulting
in
a
gas
release.
Work
is
ongoing
to
control
the
release,”
Total
said.
“Emergency
procedures
have
been
activated
and
the
coastguard
and
Grampian
Police
and
have…
