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PON1/203

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 04 February 2011
First observed time 07:30
Incident type(s) Chemical release
Organisations involved
Installation Gryphon A Production Vessel
Installation type Fixed
Field GRYPHON
Latitude 59° 21' 4.1'' N
Longitude 1° 33' 9.9'' E
Quadrant / block no. 9 / 18

Chemical 1

Chemical product released Methanol
Total quantity of chemical released 63.2 kg

Chemical 2

Chemical product released Oceanic HW540 E
Total quantity of chemical released 21.1 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing No

Source details

Source Damage to subsea hydraulic line caused by installation moving off station during power outage in poor weather.