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PON1/4810

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 23 December 2015
First observed time 07:00
Incident type(s) Chemical release
Organisations involved Total E&P UK Limited
Installation Elgin PUQ Platform
Installation type Fixed
Field ELGIN
Latitude 57° 0' 39.81'' N
Longitude 1° 50' 10.46'' E
Quadrant / block no. 22 / 30

Chemical 1

Chemical product released 50/50% mixed water/MEG (MONOETHYLENE GLYCOL (all dilutions)
Total quantity of chemical released 6.1 kg

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing No

Source details

Source Turbines, Pumps etc. - Seal Failure