LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - BP said on Monday that a technicalissue at its Clair platform in the UK North Sea a day earlierresulted in a brief oil spill which will be allowed to dispersenaturally into the sea.
Production at the platform, located some 75 kilometres westof the Shetland Islands, was halted following the incident.
"At present, we believe the most appropriate response is toallow the oil to disperse naturally at sea, but contingenciesfor other action are being prepared," BP said in a statement.
"The total oil in water volume that was released has yet tobe accurately assessed and work to determine this is ongoing." (Reporting by Ron Bousso, editing by Louise Heavens)