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PON1/1559

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 15 December 2012
First observed time 04:40
Incident type(s) Chemical release
Organisations involved Shell U.K. Exploration & Production Limited (NNS)
Installation Curlew FPSO
Installation type Fixed
Field CURLEW B + D
Latitude 56° 43' 36.0'' N
Longitude 1° 18' 30.0'' E
Quadrant / block no. 29 / 7

Chemical 1

Chemical product released Sirius 15W40 (Engine Oil)
Total quantity of chemical released 96.0 kg

Chemical 2

Chemical product released Tellus Oil T15 (Hydraulic Oil)
Total quantity of chemical released 40.0 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing No

Source details

Source Extreme weather event caused loss of deck inventory