Norwegian energy company Statoil has reported an oil leak in the sea close to the OLS B loading buoy at the Statfjord field.
The company discovered the spill when loading oil from the Statfjord A platform to the tanker Hilda Knutsen through the OLS B loading buoy, located between Statfjord A and Statfjord B.
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Following the incident, Statoil stopped transporting onto the tanker and closed supply to the pipe and loading system from Statfjord A.
According to the company, production at Statfjord A is operating as usual.
The leak is located in a flange in the loading hose and Statoil said it could not determine the quantity of oil leaked.
An SAR helicopter is monitoring the spill area supported by a stand-by vessel with oil spill response equipment and the anchor handling vessel, equipped with a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV).
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By GlobalDataStatoil said it has notified relevant authorities about the incident.
Based on preliminary assessments, the spill is estimated to be within the range of 40m³ of oil.
The Statfjord oil and gas field covers 580km² in the UK-Norwegian boundary of the North Sea at a water depth of 145m and was discovered in 1974 by Mobil and operated by Statoil since 1987.
The trans-median field crosses the Norwegian and UK North Sea Boundary with about 15% being in the UK Continental Shelf waters.
Image: A SAR helicopter is monitoring the spill area. Photo: © Statoil.
