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