IRS/2025/6412/OCR

Notification details

Status	Completed
First observed date	07 July 2025
First observed time	10:00
Organisation involved	SHELL U.K. LIMITED
Installation	Penguins FPSO
Field	PENGUIN WEST
Latitude	61° 35' 1.02'' N
Longitude	1° 32' 54.06'' E
Quadrant / block no.	211 / 13

Breach details

Related to a breach where an OCR permit is in place	Yes
Breached conditions	During the quarterly chemicals tracking review it was identified that in the last few months, as Penguins was starting up new wells and also experiencing some production trips, there was an exceedance of a daily dosage of CORR12542A. This was due to the production fluid rates fluctuations. The target dosage of CORR12542A was exceeded on the following days: 02.02, 14-17.03, 25-31.03, 02-07.04, 09-10.04, 12-16.04, 22-24.04, 26-27.04, 29-30.04, 01.05, 04.05, 06.05, 07.05, 09.05, 13.05 and 15.05.
Related either wholly or partially to use and/or discharge of a chemical(s)	Yes

Chemical 1

Chemical product released	CORR12452A
Total quantity of chemical used in excess of permitted quantity (kg)	4842.59
Total quantity of chemical released in excess of permitted quantity (kg)	4842.59

Related to a subsea discharge	No
Was the subsea discharge greater than 1 tonne over 12 hours	No
Was the non compliance ever ongoing	No

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened	No