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PON1/880

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 16 February 2012
First observed time 23:30
Incident type(s) Chemical release
Organisations involved BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd
Installation Foinaven - FPSO Petrojarl
Installation type Fixed
Field FOINAVEN
Latitude 60° 18' 58.24'' N
Longitude 4° 16' 23.85'' W
Quadrant / block no. 204 / 24

Chemical 1

Chemical product released RX-5227
Total quantity of chemical released 2.79 kg

Chemical 2

Chemical product released RX-9022
Total quantity of chemical released 0.5 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing No

Source details

Source Release of chemicals during pipeline depressurining