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PON1/4874

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 26 January 2016
First observed time 13:59
Incident type(s) Chemical release
Organisations involved Maersk Oil North Sea UK Limited
Installation Gryphon A Production Vessel
Installation type Fixed
Field Gryphon
Latitude 59° 21' 4.1'' N
Longitude 1° 33' 9.95'' E
Quadrant / block no. 9 / 18

Chemical 1

Chemical product released Oceanic HW540 E
Total quantity of chemical released 212.0 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing No

Source details

Source Hydraulics - Closed system - Valve Failure