PON1/2530

Notification details

Status	Completed
First observed date	11 December 2013
First observed time	15:15
Incident type(s)	Oil release
Organisations involved
Installation	Arbroath Platform
Installation type	Fixed
Field	ARBROATH
Latitude	57° 22' 29.084'' N
Longitude	1° 22' 59.036'' E
Quadrant / block no.	22 / 17

Oil release details

Oil product released	Oily Waste
How was the quantity released determined
Total quantity of oil released	0.00124 tonnes

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened	Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing	No

Source details

Source	During pressure testing bypass valve left open on pig launcher resulting in release to sea of oily water via drains system.