PON1/1568

Notification details

Status	Completed
First observed date	17 January 2013
First observed time	10:30
Incident type(s)	Oil release
Organisations involved	BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd.
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

Oil release details

Oil product released	Diesel
How was the quantity released determined
Total quantity of oil released	.0731 tonnes

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened	Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing	No

Source details

Source	Release of diesel during bunkering operations due to rupture of bunkering hose.