 Aerial footage shot on March 27 showed rocks and land by pool harbour drenched in oil after about 200 barrels of reservoir fluid leaked into the water. Anglo-French oil company Parenco's UK unit said on March 26 that a limited oil leak occurred at one of its well sites in which farm endorsed it, southern England. Parenco UK said the spill was being contained and an investigation will be launched. Any spill is an extremely serious matter and a full investigation will be launched to ascertain what happened in pool harbour, Parenco UK's which farm general manager Frank Dye said in a statement. Parenco UK produces about 40,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day, of which about 14,000 barrels is from which farm. Pool harbour commissioners said it activated an emergency oil spill plan and the pipeline had been halted, with booms placed on either side of the leak. PHC also warned that people should avoid using beaches within pool harbour until further details are available.