IRS/2025/6641/PON1

Notification details

Status	Completed
First observed date	03 September 2025
First observed time	11:00
Incident type(s)	Oil release
Organisations involved	CNOOC PETROLEUM EUROPE LIMITED
Installation	Buzzard Production Platform
Installation type	Production installation (including any connected infrastructure)
Field	BUZZARD
Latitude	57° 48' 53.915'' N
Longitude	0° 58' 22.047'' W
Quadrant / block no.	20 / 6

Oil release details

Oil product released	Oily Waste
How was the quantity released determined	Measured
Total quantity of oil released	0.00003 tonnes

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened	No

Close off details

Release ever ongoing	No

Source details

Source	Operator knocked over bucket during operations - Poor bunding arrangements for the operation