Incident Disclosure 2014

C-NLOPB following up on Synthetic Based Drilling Fluid Spill – Update

December 10, 2014

The C-NLOPB has received and reviewed Statoil’s investigation report into a November 17, 2014, spill that occurred during transfer operations. The investigation has determined that the product spilled was synthetic based drilling mud, not drilling fluid, and that the amount spilled was 860 litres, not 6000 litres. Statoil’s initial estimate was based on calculations of a “worst case scenario”. The spill volume and oil type have been updated on the C-NLOPB’s website under Environment – Spill Statistics.

Media Contacts:

Alex Collins
Acting Lead, Communications
Statoil Canada Ltd.
(709) 769-8967 (cell)
acoll@statoil.com

Sean Kelly M.A., APR, FCPRS
Manager of Public Relations
(709) 778-1418
skelly@cnlopb.ca


Incident Disclosures 2014

DateUpdate
Dec 16, 2014Gas leak in HP Flare Line
Dec 10, 2014C-NLOPB following up on Synthetic Based Drilling Fluid Spill – Update
Dec 3, 2014High Potential Near Miss
Nov 19, 2014C-NLOPB following up on Synthetic Based Drilling Fluid Spill
Oct 17, 2014High Potential Near Miss
Oct 14, 2014High Potential Near Miss – Update
Sep 18, 2014High Potential Near Miss
Mar 10, 2014High Potential Near Miss
Jan 17, 2014Leak from Hibernia Offshore Loading System – Update
Jan 3, 2014Ongoing Leak from Hibernia Offshore Loading System
Jan 3, 2014Scheduled Flight Turnaround