PON1/2188

Notification details

Status	Completed
First observed date	15 August 2013
First observed time	15:30
Incident type(s)	Oil release
Organisations involved
Installation	Forties FD Platform
Installation type	Fixed
Field	Forties
Latitude	57° 43' 20.65'' N
Longitude	0° 54' 11.22'' E
Quadrant / block no.	21 / 10

Oil release details

Oil product released	Diesel
How was the quantity released determined
Total quantity of oil released	0.29 tonnes

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened	Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing	No

Source details

Source	Diesel bunkering hose ferrule failed (manufacturing defect) - loss of diesel to sea.