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PON1/1335

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 19 September 2012
First observed time 13:15
Incident type(s) Chemical release
Organisations involved TRANSOCEAN, Nexen Petroleum U.K Limited
Installation GSF Galaxy III
Installation type Mobile
Field Buzzard
Latitude 57° 48' 53.3'' N
Longitude 0° 58' 21.2'' W
Quadrant / block no. 20 / 6

Chemical 1

Chemical product released Oil Based Mud
Total quantity of chemical released 1.3 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing No

Source details

Source Overfill of mud tank on supply vessel