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  • UK: Total Hosts Press Conference on Elgin Platform Incident

    1 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Total hosted a press conference, attended by Rt Hon Charles Hendry, MP, Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) at which it provided further details of the scale of its work to control the release of non-toxic gas from the G4 well on the Elgin field platform and confirmed that […]

  • Elgin Gas Leak: Well Intervention Preps Almost Done (VIDEO)

    11 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Final preparations for the planned well intervention on Elgin’s leaking G4 well are nearing completion. These have included the West Phoenix drilling rig positioning itself about 30 metres away from the Elgin complex ready to support the operation. Weather permitting, the well intervention should now start within a very few days. Before moving alongside Elgin, […]

  • Marine Scotland: Elgin Leak Causes No Harm to Marine Life

    20 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Chemical testing of water and sediment samples gathered two miles from the Elgin platform gas leak indicate there has been no direct marine contamination from the incident. Samples collected were tested for the presence of oil and gas (hydrocarbon) pollution at the Marine Scotland Science laboratory in Aberdeen. Results are now available for seawater and […]

  • GDF SUEZ Sells Stake in Elgin-Franklin Fields to Total (UK)

    7 December 2011

    GDF SUEZ has signed an agreement with Total for the disposal of its 10.4% indirect participation in the Elgin-Franklin gas and condensates fields. This participation is held through a 22.5% shareholding in EFOG, a joint-venture between GDF SUEZ and Total E&P UK Ltd (77.5%, operator), which holds a 46.2% stake in the Elgin-Franklin fields located […]

  • Port of Rotterdam: ABB to power world’s largest shore power project

    8 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders, Transition, Vision

    ABB has secured contracts with Rotterdam Shore Power (RSP), a joint venture of Port of Rotterdam and Eneco, to engineer and construct shore power systems comprising multiple installations for the Port of Rotterdam. Based on the total capacity of over 100 megavolt-amperes (MVA), the combined shore power systems are expected to be the largest in […]

  • Total Buys GDF Suez’s Stake in Elgin/Franklin Fields, Offshore UK

    7 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    French oil giant Total, operator of the Elgin/Franklin fields in the British sector of the North Sea, announces the purchase of GDF SUEZ’s share in the two fields for an enterprise value of €590 million. This participation is held through a 22.5% interest in the company Elgin Franklin Oil & Gas (EFOG). By giving Total […]

  • Elgin Gas Leak: Total Installs Diverter on G4 Well (UK)

    26 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Further significant steps have been taken this week towards stopping the Elgin gas leak, including the installation of a key piece of equipment on the G4 well to divert leaking gas away from the wellhead platform. Known as a diverter, this specially manufactured device has been connected to the G4 wellhead and is now carrying […]

  • UK: Total Takes Further Steps in Stopping Elgin Gas Leak

    26 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Further significant steps have been taken this week towards stopping the Elgin gas leak, including the installation of a key piece of equipment on the G4 well to divert leaking gas away from the wellhead platform. Known as a diverter, this specially manufactured device has been connected to the G4 wellhead and is now carrying […]

  • VIDEO: Total to Pump Heavy Mud into Gas Leaking G4 Well at Elgin (UK)

    7 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    French supermajor Total said an important progress in stopping the leak on the G4 well on the Elgin complex was made on May 4 when the semi-submersible drilling rig, the West Phoenix, moved within the current exclusion zone ready to position itself directly alongside the complex. The dynamically positioned rig will be the main support […]

  • UK: Total Announces Purchase of GDF SUEZ’s Share in Elgin Franklin

    7 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Total, operator of the Elgin/Franklin fields in the British sector of the North Sea, announces the purchase of GDF SUEZ’s share in the two fields for an enterprise value of €590 million. This participation is held through a 22.5% interest in the company Elgin Franklin Oil & Gas (EFOG). By giving Total control of the […]

  • UK: Total Conducts Further Operations on Stopping Elgin Gas Leak

    7 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    An important advancement in stopping the leak on the G4 well on the Elgin complex was made on 4 May when the semi-submersible drilling rig, the West Phoenix, moved within the current exclusion zone ready to position itself directly alongside the complex. This dynamically positioned rig will be the main support vessel during the forthcoming […]

  • UK: Gas Release Forces Total to Evacuate Workers from Elgin Field

    26 March 2012

    Yesterday, around noon, Total E&P UK evacuated non-essential personnel from the Elgin and Rowan Viking offshore facilities located some 240km off the coast of Aberdeen. The evacuation in the central Graben area was due to a well control problem occurring on the wellhead platform at the Elgin field, resulting in a gas release at 12:15pm. […]

  • UK: Moray Council Invites Bids for Elgin Area Dredging Projects

    20 April 2012

    Moray Council has invited tenders for the dredging works of Buckie, Burghead and Macduff harbours. These works include maintenance dredging of Buckie, Burghead and Macduff Harbours for period 2012-2013. Works also include disposal of material at the relevant licensed off-shore disposal site. Total quantity or scope: Dredging and disposal of a total of 16,200 m3 […]

  • UK: Total Continues with Well Intervention Plans After Visiting Elgin Platform

    6 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The reconnaissance mission to the Elgin complex by a team of Total experts and specialist contractors has confirmed that planning for a well intervention operation to bring the leaking G4 well under control can continue as planned. After ensuring all necessary safety requirements had been met, the team disembarked from the helicopter and found no […]

  • Saipem tasked with more work at Türkiye’s largest natural gas field under $425M contract

    31 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders

    Italy’s Saipem has secured additional work at the largest natural gas field in Türkiye as part of a new contract with Turkish Petroleum Offshore Technology Center (TP-OTC) worth approximately $425 million. The contract has been secured for the extension of the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project in the Turkish sector of […]

  • Elgin Gas Leak: Oil & Gas UK Hails Total’s Successful Well Kill Operation

    18 May 2012

    Oil & Gas UK, the not-for-profit representative body for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, has welcomed Total’s successful well intervention operation to stop the Elgin gas leak. Robert Paterson, Oil & Gas UK’s health and safety director, said: “Oil & Gas UK welcomes the news that the well-kill operation to stop the Elgin […]

  • Earthquake ‘shakes’ North Sea platform

    25 September 2019

    A mild seismic event occurred on Tuesday in the UK North Sea that was felt on an offshore oil and gas facility.

  • Total Starts Production from West Franklin Phase 2

    15 January 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    Total has started gas and condensate production from the West Franklin Phase 2 project in the Central Graben area of the UK North Sea. The project will supply 40,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) to the Elgin/Franklin hub. “With the start-up of the West Franklin Phase 2 project, Total consolidates the production capacity […]

  • Jack-up rig comes to Ocean Oilfield’s shipyard

    30 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Abu Dhabi-headquartered Ocean Oilfield Integrated Solutions has confirmed the arrival of a jack-up rig owned by Arabian Drilling, said to be the largest onshore and offshore drilling company in Saudi Arabia by fleet size, to its Hamriyah Shipyard in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

  • Gas field charting its development course as Aphrodite embarks on FEED journey

    24 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Chevron Cyprus, a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered oil major Chevron, and its partners, BG Cyprus (Shell) and NewMed Energy, have decided to move forward with a front-end engineering design (FEED) work for an offshore gas field reservoir in Block 12, located in the Eastern Basin of the Mediterranean Sea.

  • Subsea7 wins ‘sizeable’ contract offshore US

    23 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Subsea7 has secured a contract with LLOG Exploration Offshore for the Buckskin field located approximately 305 kilometers off the coast of Texas, the U.S. For the Buckskin South Expansion project, Subsea7 will deliver the transportation and installation of a subsea umbilical and a rigid flowline in water depths of up to 2,100 meters. Project management […]

  • Aker Solutions Bags Total Extension

    7 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Aker Solutions has won a three-year contract extension from Total to provide maintenance and operations services at the Elgin and Franklin fields in the UK North Sea. According to the company, the work is valued at more than NOK 400 million ($49 million). “We have a healthy order backlog and solid financial position underpinned by […]

  • Total brings West Franklin Phase 2 on stream

    15 January 2015
    Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Total has started gas and condensate production from the West Franklin Phase 2 project in the Central Graben area of the UK North Sea. The project will supply 40,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) to the Elgin/Franklin hub. “With the start-up of the West Franklin Phase 2 project, Total consolidates the production capacity […]

  • Saipem and COOEC rake in $4 billion for work at QatarEnergy’s giant offshore gas field

    22 December 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    In partnership with China Offshore Oil Engineering Co. (COOEC), Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem has won a multibillion-dollar engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) assignment with QatarEnergy LNG, a subsidiary of Qatar’s state-owned energy giant QatarEnergy, at a huge natural gas field off the north-eastern coast of Qatar.

  • Prosafe cheers new North Sea job with TotalEnergies

    22 October 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Prosafe has been awarded a contract from TotalEnergies to provide accommodation support in the UK sector of the North Sea.