PON1/747

Notification details

Status	Completed
First observed date	17 November 2011
First observed time	08:30
Incident type(s)	Chemical release
Organisations involved	BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd.
Installation	Schiehallion FPSO
Installation type	Fixed
Field	SCHIEHALLION
Latitude	60° 21' 25.0'' N
Longitude	4° 3' 58.0'' W
Quadrant / block no.	204 / 20

Chemical 1

Chemical product released	TEG (Triethylene glycol)
Total quantity of chemical released	880.0 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened	Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing	No

Source details

Source	Pressure safety valve lifted due to high pressure allowing heating medium to be released to sea.