No Notice Drill for OSRL
jeudi 24 mai 2018
We ran a NO NOTICE DRILL yesterday in our Emergencies Operations Centre (EOC) to test our competency and prove our ability to meet our Service Level Agreement (SLA).
Orkney Island Member Exercise
vendredi 4 mai 2018
Last week six members from the OSRL response team in Southampton visited the Flotta oil terminal in Orkney to support an exercise with response staff from Repsol Sinopec.
Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic
vendredi 20 avril 2018
The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) hold their second large Oil Spills in Arctic Areas Conference, Bjørnar Fonn and Jamie Anderson attend to represent the cold weather group.
Tim Coombs talks OPEP
jeudi 12 avril 2018
"For me personally it is a real enjoyment delivering the OPEP courses in person and seeing the individuals developing and leaving with skills and knowledge they may not have previously had."
Responding to oil spills: Nearshore & beach habitats
mercredi 21 mars 2018
Emergency responders, natural resource managers, and scientists came together to discuss oil spill response efforts in coastal wetlands. They discussed new research, lessons learned and successes from past response efforts, and research gaps that improved partnerships may be able to fill.
OSRL in Turkey
mardi 12 décembre 2017
OSRL recently travelled to Antalya, Turkey to conduct a published Aerial Surveillance Course and IMO 2 Clearance Course in collaboration with MOST Maritime and Environmental Service Company (Turkey).
Oil Spill Biological Impact Assessment
lundi 24 avril 2017
Tom Sturgeon, an MSc Oceanography student from NOCS, explores the use of oil spill modelling for assessing biological impact of oil spills as part of his MSc Oceanography project at OSRL.
How does OSRL respond globally
jeudi 23 février 2017
Oil Spill Response Ltd has a long history of responding quickly and efficiently to oil spill incidents around the globe.
One of the most common questions we hear from our members is “But I’m operating in country X, can OSRL respond here?”
Tristan Barston, our Americas Region Business Development Manager tells you more.
My First Equipment Maintenance Trip
jeudi 9 février 2017
As part of Tom’s continued development in his final year of his advanced apprenticeship, he was ready to conduct his first equipment hire maintenance project. Read about his trip to Shetland, off the northeast coast of Scotland.