Environment Report 2019

167 tonnes of chemicals were discharged to sea per million boe produced 73%

chemicals discharged were PLONOR

21,450 tonnes of drill cuttings were discharged to sea in 2018, a decrease from 2017

There were 293 accidental oil releases , totalling 14 tonnes. This is the lowest annual total since 2011

Average mass of oil released per occurrence was 0.05 tonnes

There were 187 accidental releases of chemicals, totalling nearly 470 tonnes.

The largest single release of 247 tonnes of low-hazard hydraulic fluid accounted for over half of the total 95% of the mass of chemicals released were of PLONOR or low hazard chemicals, and less than 1 kg of the highest hazard chemicals were released

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