PON1/975

Notification details

Status	Completed
First observed date	05 April 2012
First observed time	10:40
Incident type(s)	Oil release
Organisations involved	Hydrocarbon Resources Limited
Installation	Morecambe South CPP1 Platform
Installation type	Fixed
Field	South Morecambe
Latitude	53° 50' 48.15'' N
Longitude	3° 34' 50.66'' W
Quadrant / block no.	110 / 3

Oil release details

Oil product released	Diesel
How was the quantity released determined
Total quantity of oil released	.01 tonnes

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened	Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing	No

Source details

Source	Sheared valve in diesel line causing a leak from a crane diesel tank.