A leak from a pipeline at an onshore oil field into the water at Poole Harbour in Dorset, is 'unacceptable' its council leader has said.
About about 200 barrels of reservoir fluid including oil leaked from a pipeline run by Perenco, on Sunday.
Experts are due to arrive at the harbour to assess the leak further on Monday morning.
Approximately 200 barrels of reservoir fluid was released after the leak occurred at Wytch Farm oil field.
Perenco said each barrel contained 158 litres (35 gallons) of fluids which were 'a mix of water with a small amount of oil' made up of 85% water and 15% oil.
Perenco said: 'The exact amounts discharged are not yet known. It was a limited amount which was quickly stopped, contained and is being cleaned.'
Wytch Farm is an oil field and processing facility in the Purbeck district of Dorset, England. It is the largest onshore oil field in western Europe. The facility, taken over by Perenco in 2011, was previously operated by BP.
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