PON1/627
Notification details
| Status | Completed |
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| First observed date | 10 September 2011 |
| First observed time | 07:44 |
| Incident type(s) | Chemical release |
| Organisations involved | Nexen Petroleum U.K Limited |
| Installation | Ettrick FPSO Aoka Mizu |
| Installation type | Fixed |
| Field | ETTRICK |
| Latitude | 57° 54' 2.283'' N |
| Longitude | 0° 36' 30.003'' W |
| Quadrant / block no. | 20 / 3 |
Chemical 1
| Chemical product released | Monoethyleneglycol |
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| Total quantity of chemical released | 2300.0 kg |
Chemical 2
| Chemical product released | Sodium Nitrate |
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| Total quantity of chemical released | 71.1 kg |
Formal investigation
| Formal investigation ever opened | Yes |
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Close off details
| Release ever ongoing | No |
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Source details
| Source | Failure of bursting disc within cooling medium system allowing chemicals to be released to sea via drains system. |
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