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PON1/2810

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 31 March 2012
First observed time 23:45
Incident type(s) Chemical release
Organisations involved
Installation GSF Galaxy II
Installation type Mobile
Field Marconi
Latitude 56° 51' 49.0'' N
Longitude 2° 2' 11.0'' E
Quadrant / block no. 30 / 1

Chemical 1

Chemical product released Bentonite
Total quantity of chemical released 699.0 kg

Chemical 2

Chemical product released Caustic Soda
Total quantity of chemical released 8.8 kg

Chemical 3

Chemical product released Soda Ash
Total quantity of chemical released 8.8 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened No

Close off details

Release ever ongoing No

Source details

Source returns to seabed and to formation of some permitted chemicals on the initial stage of this well