Total perched on a North Sea powder keg By: MarketWatch March 27, 2012 at 16:20 PM EDT While Total wants to avoid comparison to BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster, the leak on its Elgin field is a reminder of the high cost of any offshore mishap. Read More >> Related Stocks: BP Plc ADR Chevron Corp Exxon Mobil Occidental Petroleum Totalenergies Se ADR