Total expects permanent Elgin plug by mid-September

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London—French oil major Total expects to complete the installation of permanent cement plugs on its high-profile gas blowout at Elgin in the UK North Sea by mid-September, the company said August 3, a key stage before it can begin work to restart the field. Total halted a seven-week-long leak from the high-pressure G4 well on its North Sea Elgin platform with a “top kill” operation on May 15, averting a potential disaster if the gas had ignited. In an update to repair work August 3, Total said its contractors had now restarted essential safety and support systems on the Elgin complex and the adjacent Rowan Viking drilling rig.