Development and implementation of a common strategy for operating companies and OSROs

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (1) ◽  
pp. 2694-2709
Author(s):  
Kåre-L. Jørgensen
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
Common Strategy ◽  
Working Groups ◽  
Oil Spill Response ◽  
The Common

ABSTRACT In times where oil companies are looking for potentials for cutting their costs, oil spill response organizations become subject to budgets restrictions. Norwegian Clean Seas Association For Operating Companies, NOFO, and her members, have developed and approved a common strategy for the next 5 years. The strategy implements the Good Practice Guidance (GPG) made by IOGP/IPIECA post Macondo JIP working groups. The strategy was implemented through a process, breaking the main areas into action items, involving the entire NOFO OSRO into this work. By doing so, NOFO has succeeded in leading on in identifying activities, when to do what and the costs related to activities. As such, severe budget restraints have not been hitting the organization. The process and involvement of this OSRO does have many elements easily applicable to other OSROs. This presentation will describe how the strategy was made, the process from overall goals to aims and objectives to implementation and follow-up by the companies and NOFO, whereby the GPG have been put into effect. Promoting the common strategy, including the GPG from IOGP/IPIECA has proven a valuable part of the industry and OSRO outreach and communication.

scholarly journals Moving the dial through collaboration – The Global Response Network

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kåre-L. Jørgensen
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Individual Performance ◽  
Global Response ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
Strategic Direction ◽  
Industry Standards ◽  
Response Network ◽  
Oil Spill Response ◽  
Functional Teams

ABSTRACT For many years there have been lots of Oil Spill Response Organizations (OSROs) worldwide. Their organization, concept of operations and skills have to a large extend been tailored to their specific areas of operations, members demand and the OSROs own practice and experience. Collaboration between OSROs has been somewhat limited. During the last decade, the post-Macondo follow up has showed – and strengthened – the necessity of tiered preparedness, hence the importance of collaboration between different oil spill response organizations has raised to another level. One arena which has evolved tremendously during the last decade, has been the Global Response Network – GRN. The dial can surely be said to have moved considerably towards closer collaboration. The Global Response Network (GRN) exists to share information, improve spill response performance and provide centers of expertise in spill preparedness, response and recovery techniques. It is a forum for oil spill response organizations to improve their individual performance and effectiveness by: fostering strong collaborative relationships between Members;establishing functional teams to exchange operating information, response techniques and share good practice; andassisting oil companies and other stakeholders to enhance industry standards for spill response. The GRN will operate under an Executive Committee (EC) framework which purpose is to determine the broad strategic direction of the GRN. The EC is also reviewing and assessing the work of the functional teams operating under the EC, known as the Operational Teams (OTs). During the last decade, the OTs have developed into a global, functional group of experts working across nations and boundaries. The OT's represents the operational expertise within the OSROs and have become the bodies to operationalize and implement the Good Practice Guidelines developed through IPIECA post-Macondo. Having this body – or structure – of experts to support the industry (and IPIECA) has proven important. This presentation will describe how the last decade has made improvements in collaboration between OSROs and different agencies – both regulators, companies, agencies, the public and responder – to make oil spill response more efficient, standardized and created a better understanding of the importance of having a good, well-functioned oil spill response.

Personal Computer Oil Spill Response Model: Canadian Beaufort Sea

1991 ◽  
Vol 1991 (1) ◽  
pp. 607-618
Author(s):  
Katherine Jayko ◽  
Malcolm L. Spaulding ◽  
Eoin Howlett ◽  
Will Knauss ◽  
Tatsu Isaji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Personal Computer ◽  
River Flow ◽  
Beaufort Sea ◽  
Distribution Data ◽  
Response Model ◽  
Fine Grid ◽  
Study Region ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
Oil Spill Response

ABSTRACT An oil spill response model, configured for operation on a personal computer, was developed for the Canadian Beaufort Sea (in the Mackenzie Bay-Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula area) for a consortium of oil companies operating in the region. The spill model predicts the drift, spread, evaporation, dispersion, emulsification, and shoreline interaction of spilled oil in ice-infested waters. Wind conditions and ice distribution data are input by the user. Currents are provided by a three-dimensional, fine-grid hydrodynamic model of the study region forced by river flow and wind. The spill model allows the user to reinitialize the spill location based on observations and to simulate either instantaneous or continuous spill scenarios. The model predicts the spill's trajectory, the areal distribution of the oil slick, the oiled shoreline, and the oil mass balance as a function of time. Model output is provided on a color ink printer or a color graphics monitor.

OIL SPILL RESPONSE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT—BOHAI SEA—CHINA

2005 ◽  
Vol 2005 (1) ◽  
pp. 905-908
Author(s):  
Mark Boben ◽  
Liu Yuheng
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Bohai Sea ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
The Bohai Sea ◽  
Oil Spill Response ◽  
Response Organization ◽  
Offshore Oil

ABSTRACT Oil spill response along the coast of China has been recognized as an important issue by the Chinese government. The Bohai Sea in particular, is an area of high oil exploration and production activity, with offshore developments comprising platforms and FPSO's (floating, production, storage and off-loading) together with associated vessels and pipelines. Major shipping lanes from the East China Sea into China also pass through the offshore oil fields. For the oil companies operating in the area, the prospect of an accidental oil spill is a concern from both a domestic and international perspective. In 2000, the companies involved in upstream activities in the Bohai Sea began discussions with the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) to develop an oil spill response capability. Led by ConocoPhillips, the international oil companies worked with CNOOC to build a framework for developing an oil spill response organization (OSRO) to provide appropriate services within the Bohai Sea. The key tenet for this OSRO, was to be able to perform to international standards. In 2002, the CNOOC executive management, through its subsidiary, Bohai Corporation(COOBC) committed to establishing a commercial oil spill response organization, Bohai Environmental Services Ltd. (BES). The BES remit is focused on the Bohai Sea, but with the eventual goal of providing response services along the wider China coastal region and eventually fulfilling a longer term vision of expanding into the international market. This Paper describes the standards required by the international oil companies and how BES was conceived and organized to meet them.

scholarly journals ABSORB: A THREE YEAR UPDATE IN ARCTIC SPILL RESPONSE

1983 ◽  
Vol 1983 (1) ◽  
pp. 219-226
Author(s):  
Sharon O. Hillman ◽  
Richard V. Shafer
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Petroleum Industry ◽  
Beaufort Sea ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
The Status ◽  
Oil Spill Response ◽  
Development Engineering

ABSTRACT In 1979 the petroleum industry formed an oil spill response organization called the Alaskan Beaufort Sea Oilspill Response Body (ABSORB). This group's purpose is to help participating oil companies provide an integrated capability to deal with the possibility of a major oil spill in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea. ABSORB and its member companies have maintained a high priority on increasing the state-of-the-art capabilities for effective response during the solid ice season, as reported in earlier conferences. In addition they have worked to identify and fill the data gaps for all season response capabilities. The ongoing research and development engineering projects have complemented this goal, along with the ongoing efforts of the ABSORB staff and member company technical representatives in the areas of equipment selection, purchase, modification and training. This paper briefly reviews the status of ABSORB today in terms of its organization and staffing, facilities and equipment, contingency planning, research and development (R & D), training programs, and response techniques.11,9

Impact and Implications of an International Oiled Wildlife Response Preparedness Project

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (1) ◽  
pp. 1669-1688
Author(s):  
Paul Kelway ◽  
B. Louise Chilvers ◽  
Adam Grogan ◽  
Charlie Hebert ◽  
Hugo Nijkamp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
International Association ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Oil Industry ◽  
Beta Phase ◽  
Stakeholder Collaboration ◽  
Industry Standard ◽  
Oil Spill Response ◽  
Multi Stakeholder ◽  
Tier 3

ABSTRACT 2017-133 December 2016 marked the conclusion of a two-year global oiled wildlife response preparedness project, funded by the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers/IPIECA Oil Spill Response-Joint Industry Project (IOGP/IPIECA OSR-JIP). This project brought together leading oiled wildlife response organizations from seven countries to design a preparedness and response system that would support the mobilization and integration of tier 3 (international) wildlife response resources if activated by the oil industry or other stakeholders. The project outcomes include written standards and procedures that represent a further step towards integration of oiled wildlife preparedness and response as an oil industry standard worldwide, and allow for the foundations of a global approach to be built upon good practice as defined by the international oiled wildlife response community. 2017 sees the system entering a second (beta) phase with a further funding commitment being provided by the oil industry via Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL). Building on the introduction and overview to this project as presented at the International Oil Spill Conference in 2014 (Kelway et al., 2014), this paper will explore key outcomes and assess the project’s impact and implications, particularly in relation to the present and future role of multi-stakeholder collaboration in the advancement of global oiled wildlife response preparedness.

Case Studies: Application of Oil Spill Response Good Practice Guides for Inland and Near-shore Operations

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (1) ◽  
pp. 2017254
Author(s):  
Amanda Hwa Ling Chee ◽  
Edelina Melisa ◽  
Xin Dong
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Near Shore ◽  
Oil Spill Response

Following key oil spill incidents in the Gulf of Mexico and Australia, the industry initiated a three-year Joint Industry Project to develop guidelines for oil spill preparedness and response management. These documents are commonly known as the Oil Spill Response JIP (OSR-JIP) Good Practice Guides. As the OSR-JIP originated from lessons learnt from offshore incidents, it is only natural that the industry would apply it with the same type of operation, hence the tendency to limit the practical application for inland or near-shore facilities. This paper presents two examples where the OSR-JIP guides are applied at downstream operations located inland and near-shore. The first study is on a refinery located near-shore with an operational jetty and a single buoy mooring. We started with a comprehensive review of their operations and updated their oil spill risk assessment profile in line with the framework described in the OSR-JIP Tiered Preparedness and Response. This process provided a reflection of their current capability and identified the gaps for further improvement. Following this, we proceeded to update the contingency plan using the OSR-JIP Contingency Planning to ensure that the risks identified are adequately mitigated with training of personnel and equipment selection. This exercise supported in improving the readiness of the facility to respond to oil spill incidents in future. The second study involves a terminal located inland that supplies refined products through a pipeline that leads towards a jetty on the coast. We developed several area specific tactical response plans that cover risks from their above-ground pipelines and at the jetty where loading and offloading of the products to tankers are conducted. To accurately define the suitable response technique, we started the planning process with an oil spill risk assessment following OSR-JIP Risk Assessment. The tactical response plans were then developed with reference to several other OSR-JIP guides such as OSR-JIP Inland Response and NEBA. The resulting plans describe health and safety concerns, identification of sensitive receptors, response techniques, location and quantity of resources, logistical requirements and timings and waste management. Based on these case studies, we demonstrated that the OSR-JIP guides can certainly be applied for inland and near-shore facilities and have a more far wider application for the whole oil and gas industry rather than be limited to offshore operations.

Industry arrangements for oil spill preparedness

2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 681
Author(s):  
Nick Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Petroleum Industry ◽  
Maximum Efficiency ◽  
Mutual Aid ◽  
National Plan ◽  
Working Groups ◽  
Oil Spill Response ◽  
Australian Coastline

In the post-Montara/Macondo world, the Australian petroleum industry has been actively represented on various working groups focused on the prevention, preparedness and response to significant oil spill incidents. Through the Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre (AMOSC) based in Geelong, Victoria, cooperation and coordination with other international associations has been occurring to ensure ‘reasonable steps’ are taken to develop preparedness and response arrangements commensurate with the risks associated with industry activities.Concurrently and here in Australia, a thorough review of the National Plan has allowed industry to work with government to develop or amend a range of initiatives aimed at ensuring that industry and government strategies are integrated for maximum efficiency in all circumstances. The scene has been set by a reviewed national risk assessment focusing on all activities of hydrocarbon movement around the Australian coastline. So what has Australian industry actually achieved post-Montara in prevention, preparedness and response to oil spills? This extended abstract shares and explains the practical outcomes of the industry initiatives of oil spills in Australia. The outcomes are planning requirements, equipment location, mutual aid arrangements, training programs and the extended services of industry oil spill response organisations in Australia and overseas.

CAN OIL SPILL RESPONSE PLANS BE FUNCTIONAL AND REGULATORY COMPLIANT?

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (1) ◽  
pp. 1846-1858
Author(s):  
Martin Cramer ◽  
Bridget O’Farrell-Villareal ◽  
Guy Miller ◽  
Niell Irvin ◽  
Phil Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Regulatory Compliance ◽  
General Information ◽  
Guidance Document ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
Response Planning ◽  
Oil Spill Response

ABSTRACT In the event of an oil spill, rapid and effective response actions are the key to minimizing impacts to the environment and local communities. Consequently, oil spill response plans (OSRPs) should be prepared in a user friendly format that maximizes access to crucial information and focuses on the critical first few hours or days of a response. While existing OSRPs are generally adequate, they typically are not organized logically and contain fairly general information that focuses on the overall response rather than the initial stages. For many plan holders the primary, or in some cases the only, objective when preparing OSRPs is obtaining regulatory approval and believe there is little latitude in deviating from the format or content of previously approved plans to make them more functional. Following the 2010 Macondo incident in the Gulf of Mexico, the American Petroleum Institute (API) sponsored Joint Industry Task Force (JITF) identified the need to enhance the usefulness of OSRPs. A workgroup was convened consisting of representatives from integrated and independent oil companies and spill response planning consultants to develop a guidance document for preparing OSRPs that are highly functional and regulatory compliant. The JITF guidance document includes a detailed OSRP outline that provides the intended purpose and recommended content and format for each section. The primary features include:Information presented in the general order required when responding to an oil spillFocus is on the first 24 hours when guidance is needed the mostKey information is provided in tabular or graphical formats at the front of each sectionInitial responder health and safety issues are addressed that are often missing in OSRPsSimilar information is located in the same section to avoid searching multiple sectionsMore expansive and detailed information, response guidance and specific cleanup strategies are referenced, as appropriate, in other documents The guidelines were designed to be Gulf of Mexico centric with the concepts being applicable to all industry sectors and regions of the world. Similar to the Integrated Contingency Plan concept developed in 1996, they can be adapted to comply with multiple oil spill planning regulations. They were, however, designed specifically to comply with the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) 30 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 254 and Notice to Lessees NTL 2012-N06. The draft guidelines were reviewed and well received by BSEE and the few regulatory compliance issues they identified were addressed in the final document. Therefore, it is possible to prepare OSRPs that are both functional and regulatory compliant.

Osros: Will they be There for Inland Environments?

2003 ◽  
Vol 2003 (1) ◽  
pp. 483-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dee Bradley ◽  
Mike Crickard ◽  
Carl Oskins ◽  
John Bradley
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
The United States ◽  
Worst Case ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
Response Strategies ◽  
Near Shore ◽  
Oil Spill Response ◽  
Ancillary Equipment

ABSTRACT Oil Spill Removal Organizations (OSROs) provide a necessary service to companies who produce, refine and transport (pipeline and road) oil and refined products and need to be prepared for the Worst Case Oil Spill Response Scenario. Those companies in coastal and near shore areas have virtually all of the classified OSROs to pick from, but such is not the case for oil companies located in the western areas of the United States. This paper looks at this dilemma through the experiences of one potential OSRO opting to target this inland operating area. Issues such as boom size; skimmer applications and ancillary equipment differences; different approaches to river, lake and stream spill response strategies; and the location of Captain of the Ports (COTPs) and Alternate City Classifications (ACCs) present unique challenges to providing inland OSRO support to companies who need it.

Sharing Good Practice Throughout the Responder Community: Ten Years of the Global Response Network

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (1) ◽  
pp. 1109-1127
Author(s):  
Robert Limb ◽  
Andrew Nicoll
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Oil Industry ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Global Response ◽  
Experience Levels ◽  
Response Network ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Oil Spill Response ◽  
Industry Membership

Abstract The Global Response Network (GRN) is a collaboration of industry funded Oil Spill Response Organisations (OSROs) created to share good practice for the wider benefit of the oil industry. Created in 2005, the GRN was originally conceived as a mechanism to facilitate the sharing of trained response personnel at a time when the global pool of responders was much smaller than now and spills were becoming less frequent, thanks to improvements in ship design, operation and regulation. Personnel sharing arrangements under the GRN were designed to enable individual responders to gain valuable spill experience more easily and thereby enhance experience levels across the global pool. It was also envisaged that the cooperation among participating OSROs would enable the sharing of specialised equipment resources for the benefit of the collective industry membership. Although the core membership of the GRN has remained largely unchanged since its creation, the purpose and modus operandi of the GRN has evolved considerably in that time. Today the key added value provided by the GRN comes from sharing knowledge and information more than sharing people and equipment. This is particularly evidenced by the industry action which followed in the wake of the Montara (2009) and Macondo (2010) incidents. The international oil industry undertook a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to coordinate this unprecedented effort to apply the lessons from these incidents in order to improve the management and technical aspects of spill response. Today the challenge is to integrate and harmonise the various outputs from this effort throughout the responder community and the GRN is playing a key role in this. One way this is being achieved is through the “Confident Ambassador” programme, whereby responders are familiarised with the JIP outputs and the accompanying communications toolkit. A slide deck has been created for OSRO use to help responder organisations achieve deeper understanding of the science of response within their own organisations and, more importantly, to help disseminate consistent messages about industry approaches to oil spill preparedness and response to a wide range of external stakeholders that the responder community engages with. This paper explores this and other facets of the evolution of the GRN through its first ten years, from a resource enabling organisation to a knowledge and information sharing organisation befitting the post-Macondo paradigm. The paper also considers future trends that may shape the next phase of evolution for the GRN.

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