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PON1/747

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 17 November 2011
First observed time 08:30
Incident type(s) Chemical release
Organisations involved
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.