An Oil Spill and Response Activities Scenarios After the Fuel Tank Seepage in a Port: Haydarpasa Port Case Study

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aysun Koroglu ◽  
M. Sedat Kabdasli
Keyword(s):  
Stochastic Model ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Fuel Tank ◽  
Emergency Plan ◽  
Numerical Studies ◽  
Modeling Systems ◽  
Oil Spill Modeling

Oil spills due to the marine related facilities have been accepted as human sourced catastrophes. The cleanup and recovery from oil spills are generally modeled with the help of numerical models. The type of oil spilled, the water temperature, the dominant winds and currents, and the types of shorelines involved are used as the key parameters of the oil spill modeling systems. The numerical studies are efficiently used to predict the fate of released oil and the containment methods. In this study, several scenarios for the recovery from the oil spill are modeled in Haydarpasa Port as a case study. Haydarpasa port, which is located on the Anatolian side of Bosporus in Istanbul, serves a hinterland for the most industrialized area of Turkey. Both the oil spill and the response activities scenarios are modeled using OILMAP™ Version 6.1. Surface Trajectory Model and the Stochastic Model for seepage from the fuel tank for varying spill duration periods and for the same environmental conditions. In this study, seepage from a fuel tank and the most efficient response activity in a port are modeled as an emergency plan in Haydarpasa port as a case study.

scholarly journals Oil Spill Modeling: A Critical Review on Current Trends, Perspectives, and Challenges

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 181
Author(s):  
Panagiota Keramea ◽  
Katerina Spanoudaki ◽  
George Zodiatis ◽  
Georgios Gikas ◽  
Georgios Sylaios
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Vertical Mixing ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Simulation Models ◽  
Weathering Processes ◽  
Marine Traffic ◽  
Oil Spill Modeling ◽  
New Generation

Several oil spill simulation models exist in the literature, which are used worldwide to simulate the evolution of an oil slick created from marine traffic, petroleum production, or other sources. These models may range from simple parametric calculations to advanced, new-generation, operational, three-dimensional numerical models, coupled to meteorological, hydrodynamic, and wave models, forecasting in high-resolution and with high precision the transport and fate of oil. This study presents a review of the transport and oil weathering processes and their parameterization and critically examines eighteen state-of-the-art oil spill models in terms of their capacity (a) to simulate these processes, (b) to consider oil released from surface or submerged sources, (c) to assimilate real-time field data for model initiation and forcing, and (d) to assess uncertainty in the produced predictions. Based on our review, the most common oil weathering processes involved are spreading, advection, diffusion, evaporation, emulsification, and dispersion. The majority of existing oil spill models do not consider significant physical processes, such as oil dissolution, photo-oxidation, biodegradation, and vertical mixing. Moreover, timely response to oil spills is lacking in the new generation of oil spill models. Further improvements in oil spill modeling should emphasize more comprehensive parametrization of oil dissolution, biodegradation, entrainment, and prediction of oil particles size distribution following wave action and well blow outs.

The effect of oil spills on the bacterial diversity and catabolic function in coastal sediments: a case study on the Prestige oil spill

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (20) ◽  
pp. 15200-15214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Acosta-González ◽  
Sophie-Marie Martirani-von Abercron ◽  
Ramon Rosselló-Móra ◽  
Regina-Michaela Wittich ◽  
Silvia Marqués
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Diversity ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Coastal Sediments ◽  
Prestige Oil Spill ◽  
The Prestige

A Comprehensive System for Simulating Oil Spill Trajectory and Behaviour in Subsurface and Surface Water Environments

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (1) ◽  
pp. 1251-1266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pu Li ◽  
Haibo Niu ◽  
Shihan Li ◽  
Rodrigo Fernandes ◽  
Ramiro Neves
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Comprehensive System ◽  
Coupled Models ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Integrated Or ◽  
Offshore Oil ◽  
Significant Support ◽  
Oil Droplet Size

Abstract 2017-184: Accidental release of pollutants such as offshore oil spills can cause significant negative impacts on the environment and socio-economy, and constitutes a direct hazard to marine life and human health. Particularly, deepwater blowout released spills are more challenging to study because the trajectory and behaviour of oil are difficult to be comprehensively simulated. Although there are many integrated or coupled models available, there still lacks open source deepwater oil spill models to predict not only the trajectory but also the mass balance of oil. It is the objective of this study to fill this gap by coupling the Texas A&M Oilspill Calculator (TAMOC) for nearfield simulation and the advanced oil spill module in the Modelo Hidrodinâmico (MOHID) 3D Water modeling system. In addition, the Weber number scaling approach is also integrated in both the near- and far-field simulation for oil droplet size prediction. The applicability of the proposed comprehensive system is tested by a case study of simulation of oil spills released from a depth of 3,500 m in the Scotian Shelf, Canada. The results demonstrate a high feasibility of the proposed system. By providing comprehensive simulation for oil spills, the developed system should provide significant support to the response to offshore oil spill, especially from deepwater blowout.

scholarly journals The fate of an oil spill in São Sebastião channel: a case study

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliete Zanardi-Lamardo ◽  
Marcia Caruso Bícego ◽  
Rolf Roland Weber
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Terrestrial Plants ◽  
Oil Pipeline ◽  
Flame Ionization ◽  
The North ◽  
Northeasterly Wind ◽  
Wind Driven Currents

An oil pipeline ruptured in May 1994 and 2 700 tons of crude oil leaked into the São Sebastião Channel, affecting several neighboring areas. A program for the monitoring of hydrocarbons in sediments, using the gas chromatography / flame ionization detector methodology, was being undertaken in the area at the time. The data obtained were compared to those of samples collected after the accident to determine the fate of the oil spilled and ascertain its contribution to the environment. The earlier results showed that hydrocarbons were introduced from two different sources: biogenic, mainly from terrestrial plants, and anthropogenic, as oil, in sewage and from shipping. The later data indicated that the site closest to the pipeline rupture had been the most affected. Following that, two stations located at the north entrance of the channel presented the highest n-alkane concentrations, suggesting that the northeasterly wind-driven currents had carried the oil northward. Seven months later, one of these stations, a high-energy site, showed some signs of recovery, but this process was not observed at the other, which seemed to be a low-energy site. In conclusion, the data showed that the aliphatic hydrocarbon analyses were powerful tools for the assessment of the fate of the oil spill and that the northern part of the São Sebastião Channel is more subject to the effects of oil spills.

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS IN OIL SPILL MODELS: CASE STUDY USING ADIOS

1995 ◽  
Vol 1995 (1) ◽  
pp. 898-900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy Overstreet ◽  
Andrzej Lewandowski ◽  
William Lehr ◽  
Robert Jones ◽  
Debra Simecek-Beatty ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
First Order ◽  
Mass Losses ◽  
Data Inquiry ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
And Chemical Properties

ABSTRACT The Hazardous Material Response and Assessment Division (HAZMAT) at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration uses the oil weathering software package named Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spills (ADIOS) to investigate the oil weathering process. This model combines a database of physical and chemical properties of oils with a simulation model computing mass losses, density, viscosity, and water content of an oil spill due to evaporation, dispersion, and emulsification. A first-order sensitivity analysis of the ADIOS evaporation algorithm indicates that it might be possible to provide a taxonomy of oils with respect to the reliability of results generated by the model.

Oil Spill Risks from Nontank Vessels1

2001 ◽  
Vol 2001 (1) ◽  
pp. 263-266
Author(s):  
Jean R. Cameron
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
The United States ◽  
Fuel Oil ◽  
Emergency Plan ◽  
Heavy Fuel Oil ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
The U.S

ABSTRACT An issue of increasing concern worldwide is that of oil spills from nontank vessels that carry large quantities of petroleum product as fuel or lubricants. The New Carissa incident in Oregon in 1999 is only one of several that have impacted the U.S. West Coast in the last few years. Others include the M/V Kuroshima, which grounded in Dutch Harbor, Alaska in 1997, and the M/V Kure, which spilled oil in Humbolt Bay also in 1997. The Tenyo Maru was cut in half in a collision and sank with the loss of one life and a spill of at least 100,000 gallons of heavy fuel oil and diesel in Washington State in 1991. Additional examples of both spills and threats of spills are sited, both in the United States and worldwide. This paper examines a number of actions that have been taken in response to this threat. One such model is the Canadian requirement that vessel owner/operators demonstrate a formal agreement with an approved response contractor, and list that contractor in their Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan (SOPEP). A more comprehensive approach would be to establish approved “umbrella” contingency plans for major port areas, supported by contracts with oil spill removal organizations (OSROs). This preferred model has been adopted by the U.S. West Coast states, and affords the opportunity for the contracted responders to drill with emergency response officials, thus improving the likelihood of an efficient, coordinated spill response. This paper also proposes spill prevention design elements for nontank vessels.

scholarly journals Assessing oil spill risk in the Chinese Bohai Sea: A case study for both ship and platform related oil spills

2015 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 140-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Liu ◽  
Ruolin Meng ◽  
Qianguo Xing ◽  
Mingjing Lou ◽  
Hui Chao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Bohai Sea ◽  
Oil Spills

AN EVALUATION OF OIL POLLUTION PROBABILITY IN THE LEVANTINE BASIN OFF ISRAEL

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ron Goldman ◽  
Ron Goldman ◽  
Eliyahu Biton ◽  
Eliyahu Biton ◽  
Isaac Gertman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Nile Delta ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Propagation Model ◽  
Offshore Platforms ◽  
Ship Traffic ◽  
The Impact

Recent gas discoveries in the eastern Mediterranean Sea have led to multiple operations with substantial economic interest, and they are accompanied by the risk of oil spills and their potential environmental impacts. In this this study we compute the probability of an area being polluted by oil. The first stage of this computation is to determine what the likely scenarios for oil spills are, where the areas of higher oil spill probability are and what the expected size of the spill is. This study was performed as part of the RAOP-MED project, which considered ship collision scenarios, other accidental spill from ships and rigs, and accidents that might occur during fueling operations. The results of the project include a map of oil spill probability for the eastern Mediterranean that details different scenarios, as well as a map of the maximal spill size. We use these results to create possible oil spill scenarios and run Monte-Carlo simulations of the oil spill’s fate. The simulations use the MEDSLIK oil spill propagation model, forced by the realistic atmospheric and oceanic conditions that exist off the Israeli coast, as outlined by the SKIRON and SELIPS numerical models. Potential risk sources in the area are the ship traffic that enters and leaves the Suez channel, as well as the offshore platforms on the Nile Delta and in the Israeli exclusive economic zone. We also examine the impact of the alongshore current on the probability and severity of the pollution.

DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE INTERNATIONAL CURRICULUM IN OIL SPILL DISPERSANT OPERATIONS1

2005 ◽  
Vol 2005 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-141
Author(s):  
Jeffrey H. Rubini
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Minor Component ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Alternative Response ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
The Public ◽  
Oil Spill Response ◽  
A Minor

ABSTRACT Governments and industry, both national and international, contend that dispersants are an effective and practical response option under certain circumstances. However, a comprehensive training and education program in dispersant operations used to establish a baseline of understanding among responders and stakeholders is lacking. Dispersant operations have played a positive and significant role on numerous oil spills in both national and international waters, yet a curriculum in dispersant operations remains a minor component of oil spill response course curricula. This may suggest that decision makers, responders and ultimately the public and environment are being shortchanged of alternative response technology training and education, which essentially fails to meet the needs of regional response teams, area committees, natural resource trustees, and the general oil spill response community's future decision makers. Supported through case study analyses and critical argumentation, this paper presents an oil spill dispersant operations curriculum that governments and industry, both national and international, can adapt.

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