BP fined over oil spill in North Sea
Oil giant have to pay £7,000 after discharging 95 tonnes of crude oil from the Clair Platform.
Last updated 28th Jul 2020
BP have been fined £7,000 after pleading guilty to a un-permitted discharge of oil into the North sea in October 2016.
The Oil giant dumped 95 tonnes of crude oil into the sea 75 miles off the West of Shetland Isles, this was not permitted under the terms of the permit granted by BEIS.
Alistair Duncan, Head of the Health and Safety Investigation Unit, Crown Office, said:
"BP accepted liability and the Crown accepted their guilty plea to the contravention of the Regulations.
“The lack of sufficiently robust procedures could have had a significant environmental impact, had these issues not been addressed.
"Thankfully there was no significant impact to the environment as a result of this incident and the company has introduced improved procedures since then.
“Hopefully this prosecution will serve as a reminder that failing to have sufficiently robust procedures and adhere to the regulations can have potentially serious consequences.”