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Total takes 12 hours to halt Elgin gas leak in successful top kill operation

Total said today (Wednesday) it had successfully halted the gas leak on the Elgin platform following a 12-hour top kill operation yesterday. The G4 well on the processing, utilities and quarters platform had been leaking gas as a result of a blowout on 25 March. The top kill operation, in which mud was pumped into the wellhead via a temporary pipeline to plug the leak, was carried out from the Seadrill-owned semi-submersible drilling rig West Phoenix. Total says teams will monitor the well closely over the next few days to confirm the complete success of the intervention. Read more

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