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PON1/1997

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 24 June 2013
First observed time 23:09
Incident type(s) Oil release
Organisations involved Shell U.K. Exploration & Production Limited (NNS)
Installation Gannet A Platform
Installation type Fixed
Field GANNET A
Latitude 57° 11' 3.752'' N
Longitude 0° 59' 54.329'' E
Quadrant / block no. 21 / 25

Oil release details

Oil product released Diesel
How was the quantity released determined
Total quantity of oil released .086 tonnes

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing No

Source details

Source Failure to follow procedure / Human error - Overflow of settling tank during on bunkering on the Borgholm Dolphin anchored alongside Gannet A