PON1/1055

Notification details

Status	Completed
First observed date	18 September 2011
First observed time	12:30
Incident type(s)	Chemical release
Organisations involved	Awilco Drilling, Hurricane Exploration
Installation	Wilphoenix
Installation type	Mobile
Field	Whirlwind
Latitude	60° 16' 57.0'' N
Longitude	3° 50' 25.0'' W
Quadrant / block no.	205 / 21

Chemical 1

Chemical product released	Stack-Magic ECO-F v2
Total quantity of chemical released	4.0 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened	No

Close off details

Release ever ongoing	No

Source details

Source	Leak due to flexing of blow out preventer hydraulic pod lines caused by currents.