With construction underway on the first ever Oblique Icebreaker, research specialist Aker Arctic Technology has unveiled a new version of the unique vessel type that will bring ice management and pollution control in thick first year ice to a new level. The first ARC 100 is due delivery to the Russian Ministry of Transport in [...]
Conservation groups yesterday sent a letter to Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director James Watson asking for a public comment period and review of ConocoPhillips’ Chukchi Oil Spill Response Plan and accompanying environmental documentation. In 2012, BSEE distributed Shell Oil’s Chukchi and Beaufort Oil Spill Response Plans to the public and reviewed public [...]
Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) and Wood Group PSN today announced the formation of an offshore reserve response team. Made up of 100 select reserve operations personnel, the team will be activated should MWCC’s modular capture vessels (MCVs) be called upon to respond to a well control incident in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. [...]
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Neftex, a dynamic earth science research company serving the international resources industries (principally oil, gas and minerals), has reported a rise of more than 30% in turnover, with an increase from under £7million in 2011 to more than £9million in October 2012. Against this background of business growth, Neftex has recruited 26 staff in the [...]
In the following video, Shell explains its Arctic oil spill response contingency plans. This animation shows the plan in action for the worst case discharge scenario in the Beaufort Sea. The video was published on December 5th 2012, only a few weeks before the incident with the Kulluk drilling vessel occurred off the coast of Alaska, [...]
With effect from 3 January 2013 Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) and Clean Caribbean & Americas (CCA) have joined together as a single organisation to meet the expanding needs for oil spill preparedness and response around the world. OSRL will acquire CCA’s assets and personnel, with CCA’s Fort Lauderdale base in Florida becoming a regional [...]
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ExxonMobil Corporation yesterday, January 9, announced that Timothy J. Nedwed, Ph.D., has received the prestigious Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award for Technology Innovation for his work in the development of offshore oil spill response technologies. Dr. Nedwed leads the oil spill response research program for ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company in Houston. His innovative research has [...]
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NOAA leaders joined members of Congress, as well as federal, state, and local emergency responders today at the grand opening of the Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center in Mobile, Ala. The new 15,200-square foot facility will serve as a central coordination point for federal, state and local emergency managers, and partners who rely on [...]
Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are re-boarding platforms and rigs, and restoring production following Tropical Storm Isaac. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Hurricane Response Team is activated and monitoring the operators’ activities. The team will continue to work with offshore operators and other state and federal agencies [...]
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In an effort to provide greater clarity and consistency, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) on Friday issued a Notice to Lessees (NTL) to the offshore oil and natural gas industry regarding the development of Oil Spill Response Plans (OSRP). The NTL provides clarification of the bureau’s application of existing regulations concerning the [...]
