Central Graben

The Elgin and Franklin fields lie in the Central Graben Area of the North Sea, 240km east of Aberdeen. Elgin/Franklin is a major North Sea development and is the largest to have been completed on the UK Continental Shelf in over 20 years. It has set the standard for future high pressure/high temperature (HP/HT) developments throughout the world.

TOTAL E&P UK's operations in this area mark the beginning of a new era in the development of the North Sea. Many challenges had to be overcome and many ground breaking achievements were made in managing this £1.7 billion development. As operator of Elgin/Franklin, Total ranks among the world leaders in developing such HP/HT reservoirs.

Safety Health & Environment (SHE)

Safety is at the heart of every new innovation and development. An integral safety feature on Elgin and Franklin is the Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS) which monitors all operations from the Central Control Room on the Elgin PUQ. It covers 33,000 separate control points throughout the three platforms and relays data in real time via satellite to the onshore support team. The onshore team continually analyses the data on process and other platform functions in order to supply the offshore facilities with the necessary technical and logistic support.

Protection of the Environment is an integral part of our operations in the Central Graben Area.