PON1/1572

Notification details

Status	Completed
First observed date	20 January 2013
First observed time	11:40
Incident type(s)	Chemical release
Organisations involved	BP Exploration Operating Company Limited (UK Offshore)
Installation	Harding Platform
Installation type	Fixed
Field	HARDING
Latitude	59° 16' 46.24'' N
Longitude	1° 30' 58.04'' E
Quadrant / block no.	9 / 23

Chemical 1

Chemical product released	Erifon 818
Total quantity of chemical released	5.0 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened	Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing	No

Source details

Source	Seal failure on conductor tensioners system, resulting in release to sea.