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PON1/4659

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 30 October 2015
First observed time 17:30
Incident type(s) Oil release, Chemical release
Organisations involved BP, BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd
Installation Foinaven - FPSO Petrojarl
Installation type Fixed
Field FOINAVEN
Latitude 60° 18' 58.24'' N
Longitude 4° 16' 23.85'' W
Quadrant / block no. 204 / 24

Oil release details

Oil product released Hydraulic Oil
How was the quantity released determined
Total quantity of oil released .15 tonnes

Chemical 1

Chemical product released MacDarmid HW540
Total quantity of chemical released 10.0 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing No

Source details

Source Subsea Chemical Systems - SCM Failure (Otherwise unspecified)