North Sea gas leak
Shell has removed oil workers from two offshore rigs in the North Sea after a serious gas leak at a nearby Elgin platform, operated by Total.
Engineers are still trying to find the source of the leak.
- Debi Edward: Scotland Correspondent
'Slightest spark could trigger massive explosion'
Jake Malloy, Regional Organiser of the OILC Union, has said that the slightest spark could trigger a massive explosion at the Elgin PUQ rig in the North Sea. He said that engineers were dealing with an unprecedented situation since gas is leaking from outside the casing walls.
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