PON1/602

Notification details

Status	Completed
First observed date	20 August 2011
First observed time	00:00
Incident type(s)	Oil release
Organisations involved	Tullow Oil
Installation	Horne Platform
Installation type	Fixed
Field	Horne & Wren
Latitude	52° 54' 14.17'' N
Longitude	2° 35' 54.91'' E
Quadrant / block no.	53 / 3

Oil release details

Oil product released	Hydraulic Oil
How was the quantity released determined
Total quantity of oil released	.06 tonnes

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened	Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing	No

Source details

Source	High Pressure Unit hydraulic oil seal failure