PON1/1468

Notification details

Status	Completed
First observed date	29 November 2012
First observed time	15:00
Incident type(s)	Oil release
Organisations involved	Apache North Sea Limited
Installation	Forties FA Platform
Installation type	Fixed
Field	Forties
Latitude	57° 43' 55.01'' N
Longitude	0° 58' 21.79'' E
Quadrant / block no.	21 / 10

Oil release details

Oil product released	Crude
How was the quantity released determined
Total quantity of oil released	.019 tonnes

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened	Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing	No

Source details

Source	Fluctuations in separator levels during start up lead to oil collar build up and carry over.