There have been several incidents in recent years of break-through of cuttings and fluid to the seabed from wells that for injection of cuttings and other operational fractions.
In several cases, we have become aware of incidents as a consequence of annual inspections of the facilities on the seabed, or as a consequence of discharges observed on the sea surface.
The incidents have entailed pitting on the seabed, with deposits of cuttings and flow of liquid, or, in some cases, ridges on the seabed.
Leaks from cuttings injectors have been discovered, for instance, on the Tordis field in May 2008 and on the Veslefrikk field in November 2009.
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