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PON1/1077

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 26 May 2012
First observed time 15:00
Incident type(s) Chemical release
Organisations involved
Installation Elgin Wellhead Platform A
Installation type Fixed
Field ELGIN
Latitude 57° 0' 44.0'' N
Longitude 1° 50' 24.0'' E
Quadrant / block no. 22 / 30

Chemical 1

Chemical product released Enviromul Mud System
Total quantity of chemical released 1961.0 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing No

Source details

Source Following conclusion of HSE/DECC investigation and resultant enforcement proceedings in January 2016, this PON1 notification can now be closed out. Full details regarding causative factors and corrective actions are contained within extensive HSE/DECC investigation reports. PON1 closed by DECC Offshore Environmental Inspectorate 09.03.16