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PON1/709

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 27 October 2011
First observed time 06:30
Incident type(s) Chemical release
Organisations involved
Installation Buzzard Production Platform
Installation type Fixed
Field BUZZARD
Latitude 57° 48' 53.9'' N
Longitude 0° 58' 21.9'' W
Quadrant / block no. 20 / 6

Chemical 1

Chemical product released Triethylene Glycol
Total quantity of chemical released 700.0 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing No

Source details

Source Release of chemical due to failure of gaskets on plate pack cooler