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PON1/470

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 03 July 2011
First observed time 17:30
Incident type(s) Chemical release
Organisations involved Nexen, Nexen Petroleum UK Limited
Installation Transocean Prospect
Installation type Mobile
Field Hobby North
Latitude 58° 2' 49.018'' N
Longitude 0° 57' 11.399'' W
Quadrant / block no. 14 / 26

Chemical 1

Chemical product released Sack Majic ECO -FV2.Monoethyleneglycol
Total quantity of chemical released 10.0 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened No

Close off details

Release ever ongoing No

Source details

Source Control fluid leak due to Blow Out Preventer pod seal failure.