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PON1/543

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 01 August 2011
First observed time 16:10
Incident type(s) Chemical release
Organisations involved Bluewater Services UK Ltd (on behalf of Shell UK), Shell U.K. Exploration & Production Limited (NNS)
Installation Pierce FPSO (Haewene Brim)
Installation type Fixed
Field PIERCE
Latitude 57° 9' 41.0'' N
Longitude 2° 17' 32.0'' E
Quadrant / block no. 23 / 27

Chemical 1

Chemical product released Castrol Transaqua HT2
Total quantity of chemical released 60.0 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing No

Source details

Source Failure of poppet on hydraulic supply line.