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PON1/400

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 26 May 2011
First observed time 12:00
Incident type(s) Oil release
Organisations involved Apache North Sea Limited
Installation Forties FB Platform
Installation type Fixed
Field Forties
Latitude 57° 44' 57.49'' N
Longitude 0° 54' 54.21'' E
Quadrant / block no. 21 / 10

Oil release details

Oil product released Oily Waste
How was the quantity released determined
Total quantity of oil released .025 tonnes

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing No

Source details

Source Removal of flange during maintenance caused release of residual oily water.