Gas leak in the North Sea

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There's little mainstream information out there about it right now (which frankly, is shocking to be honest, given the potential severity of the situation) but currently, there is a gas leak at a recently plugged well off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland.

Extraction at the rig halted a year ago and the well plugged, but it seems that gas is escaping into the main well pipe and from the station from an unexpected secondary well above the main well, and an emergency flare, lit as a safety precaution 120 yards from the rig threatens to ignite the gas cloud that has been escaping.

So far over 1m cubic metres of gas has escaped and there is a small slick of light oil (A.K.A gas condensate) on the surface of the sea. Experts do not know the size of the second well, which means the potential scale of the explosion and impending damage from it is yet unknown.

Total says Elgin gas leak originated from pockets under seabed

Elgin gas leak in North Sea explained