PON1/1054

Notification details

Status	Completed
First observed date	27 June 2011
First observed time	05:40
Incident type(s)	Oil release
Organisations involved	Saipem Limited, BP Exploration Operating Company Limited
Installation	Clair Ridge
Installation type	Mobile
Field
Latitude	60° 44' 3.0'' N
Longitude	2° 29' 6.0'' W
Quadrant / block no.	206 / 8

Oil release details

Oil product released	Hydraulic Oil
How was the quantity released determined
Total quantity of oil released	.5 tonnes

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened	No

Close off details

Release ever ongoing	No

Source details

Source	Seal failure on subsea pile hammer system.