PON1/1650

Notification details

Status	Completed
First observed date	27 February 2013
First observed time	23:30
Incident type(s)	Chemical release
Organisations involved	Shell U.K. Exploration & Production Limited (NNS)
Installation	Gannet D Subsea Completion
Installation type	Fixed
Field	GANNET D
Latitude	57° 19' 8.0'' N
Longitude	0° 57' 30.0'' E
Quadrant / block no.	21 / 25

Chemical 1

Chemical product released	Methanol
Total quantity of chemical released	1.0 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened	Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing	No

Source details

Source	TSCJ disconnected from the parking plate under the poppet, had a constant leak of methanol. The gate on the poppet appeared to be worn.