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PON1/4901

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 08 February 2016
First observed time 11:00
Incident type(s) Chemical release
Organisations involved BP, BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd
Installation Petrojarl Foinaven
Installation type Fixed
Field FOINAVEN
Latitude 60° 18' 58.24'' N
Longitude 4° 16' 23.85'' W
Quadrant / block no. 204 / 24

Chemical 1

Chemical product released Oceanic HW540 v2
Total quantity of chemical released 16790.0 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened No

Close off details

Release ever ongoing Yes

Source details

Source Hydraulics - Open System - SCM Failure (Otherwise unspecified)