EMODnet Sea-basin Checkpoints Tender no MARE/2014/09 (lot 1 Arctic) EMODNET Oil Platform Leak Bulletin Date: 11/05/2016 The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) is financed by the European Union under Regulation (EU) No. 1255/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2011 establishing a Programme to support the further development of an Integrated Maritime Policy.
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EMODNET Oil Platform Leak Bulletin...EMODnet Sea-Basin Checkpoint Project MARE/2014/09 (lot 1 Arctic) Oil Leak Bulletin 3 The Pechora sea area is characterised by extremely low temperatures;
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EMODnet Sea-basin Checkpoints Tender no MARE/2014/09 (lot 1 Arctic)
EMODNET Oil Platform Leak Bulletin
Date: 11/05/2016
The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) is financed by the European Union
under Regulation (EU) No. 1255/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November
2011 establishing a Programme to support the further development of an Integrated Maritime Policy.
At 10:27 (BST) on 10/05/2016, OSRL and SINTEF were alerted to the fact that an explosion had occured at 08:15 (CET) on the Prirazlomnaya Platform, 60km off the coast in the Pechora Sea (figure 1). Currently, oil is leaking subsurface, at a rate of 800m³/day: this is expected to be reduced to 500 m³/day following emergency repairs with 24 hours, with the leak being stopped completly within 72 hours.
Figure 1:Location of the spill with sea ice forecast on 10-May-2016
(Although this map suggests that oil will emerge from under the ice sheet, the reality is that the ice sheet will move with
The Pechora sea area is characterised by extremely low temperatures; annual average is -4˚C, and being ice-free for only 110 days a year. Wind strength reaches up to 40m/s and wave heights can be as much as 12m. The weather and ice forecast for 10/05/2016 are shown below:
The Prirazlomnaya Platform is the main pre-development facility of the Prirazlomnoye oil field. It is used for all production operations, and has been designed so that it can still operate in the extreme conditions.
It was assumed that the exact location of the platform was 69°16'4.44"N, 57°16'50.48"E, with a water depth of about 20m. It was also assumed that the oil was ARCO (Arctic Crude) due to the location and SG (0.910 kg/m3 ). Results
Oil is expected to remain under drifintg ice and travel south west (Figure 1, Figure 3 ). The full volume
of oil released (1,800 m³) is expected to pool under the ice over an area of approximately 1,200 km².