PON1/972

Notification details

Status	Completed
First observed date	04 April 2012
First observed time	16:00
Incident type(s)	Oil release
Organisations involved	Perenco UK Limited
Installation	Thames AW Platform
Installation type	Fixed
Field	THAMES
Latitude	53° 5' 1.0'' N
Longitude	2° 32' 50.0'' E
Quadrant / block no.	49 / 28

Oil release details

Oil product released	Mineral Oil
How was the quantity released determined
Total quantity of oil released	.00128 tonnes

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened	Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing	No

Source details

Source	Carryover of excess oil from air compressor re-claimer into air drier / receiver with susequent release to sea via water drain trap.