Environment Report 2018

ENVIRONMENT REPORT 2018

Figure 36 shows the sources of releases from the last eight years with the single large events removed. In this dataset a significant downward trend in the mass of accidental chemical releases is apparent since 2010. The total volume released in 2010 was 499 tonnes, compared with 75 tonnes in 2017, an 85 per cent decrease. The most significant sources of chemical releases remain the same.

Figure 36: Accidental Chemical Release Mass by Source excluding Outliers

600

Hydraulic Systems

500

Subsea Systems & Related Equipment Pipework Infrastructure

400

Containment

300

Bulk Transfer Systems

200

Drainage Systems

100

Accidental Chemical Release Mass (Tonnes)

Production Systems & Related Equipment Other*

0

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Number of releases

*Other includes releases from flare systems, deck washings, fire fighting and those releases for which no source is identified.

Source: BEIS July 2018

52