Environmental Statement - Maersk Oil

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Balloch Field Development Environmental Statement
Figure 6‐3 Shoreline summary outputs for a well blowout at subsea.
Blowout ‐ subsea release
Section 6 Accidental Spills
Probability of oil reaching shoreline
Max. Shoreline Shetland Orkney UK main. Norway Faeroes Min time to beach 20.7 days
probability (%) 1‐10 % 1‐10 % 1‐10 % 30‐40 % 0%
Maximum mass oil beached 1,986 tonnes Max. mass emulsion beached 9,930 tonnes
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Mass of oil beaching (tonnes)
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Mass reaching shore distribution (tonnes) Time to reach shore distribution
Oil to shore statistics
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Statistical Map: Shoreline: Probability of contamination [%]
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Time ashore (days)