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| Elgin North Sea gas leak: Team could travel out soon | Elgin North Sea gas leak: Team could travel out soon |
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| A team of experts could travel out to the stricken Elgin platform in the North Sea on Wednesday. | A team of experts could travel out to the stricken Elgin platform in the North Sea on Wednesday. |
| All workers were removed from the installation, 150 miles off Aberdeen, when gas began escaping nine days ago. | All workers were removed from the installation, 150 miles off Aberdeen, when gas began escaping nine days ago. |
| Operator Total said a team was preparing to fly out to the platform either on Wednesday afternoon or Thursday, depending on the weather. | Operator Total said a team was preparing to fly out to the platform either on Wednesday afternoon or Thursday, depending on the weather. |
| A Greenpeace ship is on the edge of the exclusion zone to test air and water samples. | A Greenpeace ship is on the edge of the exclusion zone to test air and water samples. |
| Total and the Scottish government have said the impact of the gas on the environment has been minimal so far. | Total and the Scottish government have said the impact of the gas on the environment has been minimal so far. |
| The oil company believes the leak is coming from a rock formation above the main reservoir, at a depth of 4,000m. | The oil company believes the leak is coming from a rock formation above the main reservoir, at a depth of 4,000m. |
| Meanwhile, environmental campaigners have warned that the gas leak will make it more difficult for Scotland to meet its climate change targets this year. | Meanwhile, environmental campaigners have warned that the gas leak will make it more difficult for Scotland to meet its climate change targets this year. |
| Dr Richard Dixon, director of WWF Scotland, estimated the impact of the leak on the country's greenhouse gas emissions could be the equivalent of adding about 300,000 cars to Scotland's roads. | Dr Richard Dixon, director of WWF Scotland, estimated the impact of the leak on the country's greenhouse gas emissions could be the equivalent of adding about 300,000 cars to Scotland's roads. |
| The Scottish government said it was fully committed to meeting climate change targets. | |
| A spokeswoman added: "Clearly at this stage it is not possible to estimate what the total quantity of leaked methane will be from the Elgin platform. | |
| "Total are continuing operations to bring the issue to a successful conclusion." |