In November 2010 BP shut down the 25,000 barrels-a-day Wytch Farm Oilfield for several months after discovering a leak in a pipeline. The leak was noticed when somebody observed a small amount of oil, from a pipeline encased in concrete and sand, had risen to the surface of the sand.
Type:
Uncontrolled Discharge
Field:
Conventional
Stage:
Production
Region:
Site:
Wytch Farm Oilfield
Company:
BP
Action:
A section of the pipeline was replaced and and other key pipelines inspected.