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PON1/1924

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 31 May 2013
First observed time 10:30
Incident type(s) Chemical release
Organisations involved
Installation Brent B Platform
Installation type Fixed
Field BRENT
Latitude 61° 3' 21.0'' N
Longitude 1° 42' 47.0'' E
Quadrant / block no. 211 / 29

Chemical 1

Chemical product released Caustic Soda
Total quantity of chemical released 0.68 kg

Chemical 2

Chemical product released DUO-VIS
Total quantity of chemical released 4.764 kg

Chemical 3

Chemical product released EMI-2224
Total quantity of chemical released 8.517 kg

Chemical 4

Chemical product released M-I BAR (All Grades)
Total quantity of chemical released 147.9 kg

Chemical 5

Chemical product released Proxel XL2
Total quantity of chemical released 0.308 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing No

Source details

Source Swarf blockage when milling resulted in tank overfill then spill to deck with a small proportion to sea