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PON1/295

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 02 April 2011
First observed time 10:30
Incident type(s) Chemical release
Organisations involved Apache Corporation, Apache/Rowan Drilling U.K. Ltd
Installation Rowan Gorilla VII
Installation type Mobile
Field Forties
Latitude 57° 42' 57.637'' N
Longitude 1° 1' 56.541'' E
Quadrant / block no. 22 / 6

Chemical 1

Chemical product released Environmental Mud
Total quantity of chemical released 161.0 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing No

Source details

Source Release due to blockage in mud return line.