PON1/998

Notification details

Status	Completed
First observed date	15 April 2012
First observed time	14:55
Incident type(s)	Chemical release
Organisations involved	ENSCO, RWE Dea UK
Installation	Ensco 92
Installation type	Mobile
Field	Clipper South Block 48/19a
Latitude	53° 24' 16.0'' N
Longitude	1° 47' 5.0'' E
Quadrant / block no.	48 / 19

Chemical 1

Chemical product released	Versaclean oil based Drilling fluid
Total quantity of chemical released	90.0 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened	Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing	No

Source details

Source	Overload of shale shakers resulting in release to sea.