PON1/1015

Notification details

Status	Completed
First observed date	23 April 2012
First observed time	08:00
Incident type(s)	Chemical release
Organisations involved	BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd.
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	TRIDOL 'S' 1% AFFF
Total quantity of chemical released	2500.0 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened	Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing	No

Source details

Source	Seal failure on firewater ring main system resulting in release of aqueous film forming foam to sea.