PON1/1161

Notification details

Status	Completed
First observed date	08 July 2012
First observed time	19:15
Incident type(s)	Chemical release
Organisations involved
Installation	Stena Carron
Installation type	Mobile
Field	North Uist Exploration well. 213/25c-A
Latitude	61° 19' 44.6'' N
Longitude	3° 10' 43.63'' W
Quadrant / block no.	213 / 25

Chemical 1

Chemical product released	Houghto-Safe 273CTF
Total quantity of chemical released	24.0 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened	Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing	No

Source details

Source	Venting of riser anti recoil system causing release of hydraulic fluid to sea.