The Guardian Weekly

Dorset oilfield leak is declared a major incident

The public was urged to avoid using the water and beaches within Poole harbour in Dorset, south-west England, after an oil leak caused a major incident to be declared. Poole Harbour Commissioners, the harbour regulator, said a leak occurred at a pipeline operated by Perenco, under Ower Bay last Sunday.

The incident at Wytch Farm oilfield resulted in approximately 200 barrels of “reservoir fluid” being released from the UK’s largest onshore field. Perenco said a “small” amount of the fluid – 85% water and 15% oil – escaped from its pipeline and, by late Sunday, some had been recovered.

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