PON1/668

Notification details

Status	Completed
First observed date	30 September 2011
First observed time	16:00
Incident type(s)	Oil release
Organisations involved
Installation	Balmoral Template
Installation type	Mobile
Field	Balmoral
Latitude	58° 13' 45.07'' N
Longitude	1° 6' 31.022'' E
Quadrant / block no.	16 / 21

Oil release details

Oil product released	Crude
How was the quantity released determined
Total quantity of oil released	0.001 tonnes

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened	No

Close off details

Release ever ongoing	Yes

Source details

Source	Oil spotting observed on sea surface which was investigated and suspected to be due to subsea valve movements.