PON1/4868

Notification details

Status	Completed
First observed date	25 January 2016
First observed time	03:31
Incident type(s)	Chemical release
Organisations involved	Shell U.K. Exploration & Production Limited (NNS)
Installation	Brent B Platform
Installation type	Fixed
Field	BRENT
Latitude	61° 3' 21.0'' N
Longitude	1° 42' 47.0'' E
Quadrant / block no.	211 / 29

Chemical 1

Chemical product released	Caustic Soda
Total quantity of chemical released	0.06 kg

Chemical 2

Chemical product released	DUO-VIS
Total quantity of chemical released	0.45 kg

Chemical 3

Chemical product released	M-I BAR (All Grades)
Total quantity of chemical released	12.95 kg

Chemical 4

Chemical product released	POLYPAC - All Grades
Total quantity of chemical released	0.8 kg

Chemical 5

Chemical product released	Proxel XL2
Total quantity of chemical released	0.025 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened	Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing	No

Source details

Source	Mud Pump - Equipment Failure