PON1/492

Notification details

Status	Completed
First observed date	12 July 2011
First observed time	08:00
Incident type(s)	Oil release
Organisations involved	Venture North Sea Oil Limited
Installation	Kittiwake A Platform
Installation type	Fixed
Field	KITTIWAKE
Latitude	57° 28' 6.0'' N
Longitude	0° 30' 43.0'' E
Quadrant / block no.	21 / 18

Oil release details

Oil product released	Crude
How was the quantity released determined
Total quantity of oil released	.8 tonnes

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened	Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing	No

Source details

Source	Passing valve allowed oily water to be released from degasser to sea.