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PON1/1949

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 01 June 2013
First observed time 06:39
Incident type(s) Oil release
Organisations involved Marathon Oil UK Limited
Installation Brae A Platform
Installation type Fixed
Field Brae Field
Latitude 58° 41' 33.05'' N
Longitude 1° 16' 54.07'' E
Quadrant / block no. 16 / 7

Oil release details

Oil product released Crude
How was the quantity released determined
Total quantity of oil released .1447 tonnes

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing No

Source details

Source Seawater contamination due to plate heat exchanger failure in a crude cooler