AAIB makes safety recommendations after helicopter loses blades in storm
The AAIB report laid out a total of six safety recommendations in its report.
Elgin platform
Storm Otto: Investigators find flight recorder issues in Elgin heli incident
Air accident investigators have discovered issues with a flight recorder on board a helicopter whose blades were ripped off while parked offshore during high winds last year.
Video: Footage shows moment Storm Otto rips blades off helicopter
Footage has emerged showing the moment powerful winds from Storm Otto ripped the blades off a North Sea helicopter.
Total delays Prosafe contract at Elgin field due to ‘unprecedented challenge’
French oil giant Total has delayed a contract due to be led by vessel-owner Prosafe at its Elgin field in the North Sea.
Total in discussions with offshore workers over proposed move to 3/3 rota
A trade unionist has confirmed that French oil giant total has entered into discussions with its offshore workforce about a proposed move to a three weeks on, three weeks off (3/3) working rota.
Emergency landing for North Sea copter
A North Sea helicopter carrying 16 people made an "urgent" landing in Aberdeen this morning after the cockpit warning light came on.
Updated: Investigation after shotgun used to relight flare on North Sea rig
Police are investigating after a modified shotgun was used to relight the gas flare on a North Sea platform.
Updated: Total’s Elgin well issues no longer ‘ongoing incident’
The Health and Safety Executive is investigating after a well incident during one of Total's North Sea drilling operations.
Total hit with safety notice on North Sea Elgin platform
Total has been hit with an improvement notice from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after an extraction of crude petroleum on its Elgin installation.
Total to appear in court over Elgin platform leak
Oil firm Total will appear in court next week charged in connection with a major gas leak on one of its North Sea installations. In March 2012, all 238 workers on board the Elgin platform had to be evacuated as gas started spewing out of the G4 well at the rate of two tonnes an hour. At one point, about seven million cubic feet of gas was leaking from the platform every day.
Total charged after investigation into Elgin platform leak
French oil giant Total has been charged following an investigation into a suspected gas leak on a North Sea platform.
Oil worker airlifted to hospital from North Sea platform
An oil worker has been evacuated from a North Sea rig today after falling ill. A Norwegian rescue helicopter arrived on Total’s Elgin platform at around 1.30pm before taking the employee to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. The platform is around 150 miles east of Aberdeen.