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PON1/182

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 19 January 2011
First observed time 10:26
Incident type(s) Chemical release
Organisations involved
Installation Buzzard Production Platform
Installation type Fixed
Field BUZZARD
Latitude 57° 48' 53.588'' N
Longitude 0° 58' 21.98'' W
Quadrant / block no. 20 / 6

Chemical 1

Chemical product released Triethylene-Glycol (TEG 58% water mixture; Manufacturer Clariant)
Total quantity of chemical released 220.0 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing No

Source details

Source Fractured sight glass on cooling medium line.