Tag: oil spill response

The oil tanker Norden, based in Gothenburg and engaged in bunkering activities in the Southern Baltic Sea, entered the operational phase of its contract with EMSA in June.

BSEE informs that the eight member nations of the Arctic Council recently conducted an Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR) Work Group meeting in Montreal for a simulated oil spill response exercise.

The International Spill Control Organization and BIMCO are working together to develop a standard contract for spill response services. The contract is expected to be published by the end of the year

Large-scale oil spills, where hundreds of tons of petroleum products are accidentally released into the oceans, not only have devastating effects on the environment, but have significant socio-economic impact as well.In a bid to improve the technology utilized by cleanup crews to manage and contain such large spills, researchers from the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of A*STAR have invented a smart oil-scavenging material or supergelators that could help clean up oil spills efficiently and rapidly to prevent secondary pollution.

USCG and local agencies continue respond to an estimated 250 gallon diesel spill in Gulfport Harbor, Mississippi. The spill occurred during fuel transfer from a barge to an offshore supply vessel.

Engineers and analysts from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement's (BSEE) Gulf of Mexico and Alaska Regions have recently evaluated Spill Response Operations Training and Equipment Verification exercises conducted by the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company and its oil spill removal contractor at the Port of Morgan City, LA.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. has announced the conduction of a tabletop drill, based on a scenario in which a VLCC managed by its group ship management company collided with another vessel in Suonada, West Seto Inland Sea, and oil spill occurred.

The Coast Guard and Shell continue joint efforts to respond to the discharge of oil from a segment of flow line at the Glider Field located approximately 90 miles south of Timbalier Island, Louisiana, that occurred at approximately 11 a.m. on Thursday.

HELCOM reports that the number of oil spills in the Baltic Sea detected through daily aerial surveillance reached an ​​all-time low again in 2015. Also, the size of spills spotted in the region continue to decline following long-term trends.