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PON1/171

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 08 January 2011
First observed time 15:45
Incident type(s) Chemical release
Organisations involved BP Exploration Operating Company Limited
Installation Neptune Platform
Installation type Fixed
Field CLEETON
Latitude 53° 48' 27.0'' N
Longitude 1° 43' 0.0'' E
Quadrant / block no. 47 / 4

Chemical 1

Chemical product released Oceanic HW540 Water/Glycol Based Hydraulic Fluid
Total quantity of chemical released 137.0 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened No

Close off details

Release ever ongoing No

Source details

Source Subsea umbilical failure