scholarly journals AIRBORNE DETECTION, IMAGING AND TELEMETRY OF OIL AND OTHER SPECTRAL FEATURES ON THE OCEAN SURFACE

1995 ◽  
Vol 1995 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-13
Author(s):  
Charles P. Giammona ◽  
F. Rainer Engelhardt ◽  
Kandace S. Binkley
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Complex Data ◽  
Rapid Acquisition ◽  
Adverse Weather ◽  
Database Technology ◽  
Oil Spill Response

ABSTRACT A transition is underway in imaging technology for airborne surveillance and reconnaissance operations. Large independent sensor systems carried in dedicated airframes, are being replaced by more economical, compact, and integrated multisensor arrays with a common processor that are portable enough to fit into a variety of small aircraft. Development of such a system was stimulated by a perceived need to enhance marine oil spill response and cleanup, and to better mitigate the environmental and economic impact of such incidents. The newest of these systems incorporates an aerial platform, a suite of advanced commercial sensors, a six degrees of freedom global positioning system (GPS), advanced database technology to manage spatial data, and image analysis capabilities. The operational goal of this development is to furnish valuable reconnaissance information in real time to ground users. Such a capability could advance oil spill response and other applications where rapid acquisition, integration, and communication of complex data is essential to decision-making. The ability to conduct day, night, and adverse weather surveillance operations is restricted in current systems and is another benefit this system is designed to provide. The innovation in the system especially lies in the development of a common processor and image fusion system which integrates, georeferences, and geocorrects multisensor data and transmits it in real time. A graphic interface was designed to provide maps or other projections as a spatial reference system on which to plot data from a surveillance mission. New imaging numerical methods allow processing of composite images, multi-image mosaics, change detection, and other data manipulation, and were tested in field trials of the system.

A PROTOCOL FOR EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENTS OF BIOREMEDIATION STRATEGIES ON SHORELINES

1995 ◽  
Vol 1995 (1) ◽  
pp. 901-902 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth Lee ◽  
Richard P.J. Swannell ◽  
Per Sveum ◽  
Michel Guillerme ◽  
François-Xavier Merlin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Experimental Protocol ◽  
Experimental Field ◽  
Oil Spill Response

ABSTRACT An experimental protocol has been developed for assessing the efficacy of bioremediation strategies for the treatment of petroleum contaminated shoreline sediments. It is a framework for the design of experimental field trials that enables independent organizations to compare the results of experiments conducted in different environments. Coordinated studies of this nature are needed to formulate operational guidelines for the application of bioremediation agents during oil spill response situations.

AN OIL SPILL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR NEW ZEALAND

2005 ◽  
Vol 2005 (1) ◽  
pp. 321-328
Author(s):  
Julian Roberts ◽  
Alain Lamarche
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Management System ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Information Management System ◽  
Response Strategy ◽  
Marine Oil ◽  
Database Technology ◽  
Oil Spill Response

ABSTRACT The Maritime Safety Authority of New Zealand (MSA) has a mandate to promote a safe and clean marine environment and to provide an effective marine pollution response capability. As part of its obligations, the MSA is responsible for the New Zealand Marine Oil Spill Response Strategy and the preparation of a National Marine Oil Spill Contingency Plan for Tier 3 spill events (Maritime Transport Act 1994, S.283). The MSA is currently working on the design of an extensive coastal information database—including information such as marine and natural resource inventories and coastal human-built infrastructures—that can be mapped in a GIS system. A customised toolset is also being developed to streamline the management of the database. The benefits of GIS-based information management systems in oil spill response have been demonstrated by a number of overseas response agencies. However, many of these rely on discrete components or only fulfil specific individual requirements, such as the provision of coastal resource information. Having reviewed these approaches, New Zealand has embarked on the development of a more integrated and comprehensive oil spill information management system that will deliver a broad range of applications and serve to provide a framework for the seamless management and reporting of all the types of data that are generated throughout the life cycle of an oil spill response. The system combines GIS and database technology. It includes field survey management support, as well as automated treatment mechanisms to produce reports and maps to support planning and operations. The system also integrates a pre-spill shoreline segmentation database. The benefits of such a system will include the recording and presentation of all types of response data that is more responsive to the needs of operational decision makers; the ability to better track the progress of spill cleanup activities in both a temporal and spatial context; and the generation of customised reports to assist in cost recovery claims on termination of response activities.

scholarly journals Innovation and Inland Oil Spill Response

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Dyer
Keyword(s):  
Information Sharing ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Risk Profile ◽  
Site Specificity ◽  
Subsequent Increase ◽  
Potential Value ◽  
Close Resemblance ◽  
Oil Spill Response

Abstract Advances in technology and a sustained demand for oil mean exploration is being driven into more remote, fragile environments (Ivshina et al, 2015). Therefore, the number of drilling campaigns in remote inland locations is set to increase, so we should be prepared for a corresponding increase in the number of spills. This changing risk profile should in-turn be reflected in the oil spill response organisation (OSRO) community. Whilst advances in offshore techniques and specialist equipment are plentiful, there appears to be scope for greater innovation in inland response. It is not uncommon for response plans to bear a close resemblance to those written in excess of 10 years ago, when the Macondo blow-out stimulated investment and a subsequent increase in offshore response capabilities. This apparent disparity is surprising given offshore responses tend to orientate round either traditional containment and recovery measures or the use of dispersants, in contrast with inland response tactics which are often subject to a higher degree of site specificity. There is a real appetite to add to the range of tactics available to OSROs. Precursors to change might include one or more of the following; field trials, better information sharing between response organisations and impressing upon manufacturers the potential value of developing proprietary inland spill equipment. This poster will explore some of the areas in inland response where there is scope for innovation.

scholarly journals Design of Real—Time Sampling Strategies for Submerged Oil Based on Probabilistic Model Predictions

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 984
Author(s):  
Chao Ji ◽  
James D. Englehardt ◽  
Cynthia Juyne Beegle-Krause
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Probabilistic Model ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Sampling Methods ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Sampled Data ◽  
Sampling Plans ◽  
Phase Sampling ◽  
Oil Spill Response

Locating and tracking submerged oil in the mid depths of the ocean is challenging during an oil spill response, due to the deep, wide-spread and long-lasting distributions of submerged oil. Due to the limited area that a ship or AUV can visit, efficient sampling methods are needed to reveal the real distributions of submerged oil. In this paper, several sampling plans are developed for collecting submerged oil samples using different sampling methods combined with forecasts by a submerged oil model, SOSim (Subsurface Oil Simulator). SOSim is a Bayesian probabilistic model that uses real time field oil concentration data as input to locate and forecast the movement of submerged oil. Sampling plans comprise two phases: the first phase for initial field data collection prior to SOSim assessments, and the second phase based on the SOSim assessments. Several environmental sampling techniques including the systematic random, modified station plans as well zig-zag patterns are evaluated for the first phase. The data using the first phase sampling plan are then input to SOSim to produce submerged oil distributions in time. The second phase sampling methods (systematic random combined with the kriging-based sampling method and naive zig-zag sampling method) are applied to design the sampling plans within the submerged oil area predicted by SOSim. The sampled data obtained using the second phase sampling methods are input to SOSim to update the model’s assessments. The performance of the sampling methods is evaluated by comparing SOSim predictions using the sampled data from the proposed sampling methods with simulated submerged oil distributions during the Deepwater Horizon spill by the OSCAR (oil spill contingency and response) oil spill model. The proposed sampling methods, coupled with the use of the SOSim model, are shown to provide an efficient approach to guide oil spill response efforts.

Oil Spill Buoys Research for the Oil Spill Accidents Emergency

2013 ◽  
Vol 331 ◽  
pp. 57-60
Author(s):  
Ping Zhao ◽  
Di Cui
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Maximum Degree ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Environment Protection ◽  
Ability Level ◽  
Time Dynamic ◽  
Oil Spill Response ◽  
Marine Oil Spills ◽  
Reliable Basis

Oil spill accidents are seen relatively frequent and becomes a severe threat to coastal and marine ecosystems and water quality. Thus, this purpose of paper is developed for the active surveillance and rapid response to marine oil spills is important and essential to environment protection. It may appears of leak places for the monitoring needs, and to achieved instant alarm technology and equipment, guarantees leak occurred timely obtained alarm information. In order toproviding oil spill accidents emergency quickly reaction time and prepared, the maximum degree reduce oil leak and accidents caused influences are ensured. Furthermore, the new oil leak forecast warning (tracking &alarm-monitor) technologies are provided.All-weather real-time dynamic system has the function of off-shore oil spill tracking, the spread of oil spill surveillance and the real-time alarm, timely, accurately grasp the oil spill accident happened at the time and place for relevant departments, quickly take emergency and rescue measures to provide reliable basis, promote the oil spill response ability level..

scholarly journals South Baltic Oil Spill Response Project (SBOIL)—Development and Implementation of Models of Drift and Fall Trajectories of Biogenic Oil Binders

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 9889
Author(s):  
Fokke Saathoff ◽  
Marcus Siewert ◽  
Marcin Przywarty ◽  
Mateusz Bilewski ◽  
Bartosz Muczyński ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Current Response ◽  
Adverse Weather ◽  
Recovery System ◽  
Oil Spill Response

This paper presents the methodology, assumptions, and functionalities of an application developed during the realization of the project “South Baltic Oil Spill Response through Clean-up with Biogenic Oil Binders” (SBOIL). The SBOIL project is a continuation of the BioBind project, the primary goal of which was to develop and deploy an oil recovery system designed for use in coastal waters and adverse weather conditions. The goal of the SBOIL project was to use this new technology to improve the current response capabilities for cross-border oil spills. The developed application allows for the determination of the position of an aircraft at the time of dropping the oil binders, the determination of the oil binders’ position after falling in terms of a specific aircraft’s position, the determination of the position of oil binders after a certain time in order to plan the action of recovering it from the water surface, and the determination of the time when the binders will be in their assumed position.

Rapid International Mobilization of Oil Spill Response Equipment: Recent Experiences1

2001 ◽  
Vol 2001 (1) ◽  
pp. 335-338
Author(s):  
Scott Read
Keyword(s):  
Poster Presentation ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Delivery Time ◽  
Load Planning ◽  
Contingency Plans ◽  
Oil Spill Response ◽  
Tier 3

ABSTRACT Rapid mobilization of response equipment to the scene of an incident is critical to mitigate its effects. If the scale of the response requires support from an international Tier 3 response center, it is essential to have in place a robust logistics chain to ensure that appropriate equipment is delivered rapidly and deployed effectively. With delivery time a priority, all transportation options must be explored to reduce mobilization period. This paper will refer to three recent response mobilizations of Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) to demonstrate the reality of transporting response equipment internationally by air. It will examine the options available including the use of the response center's permanently chartered aircraft, full or part charter available from the charter market, and the use of scheduled freighter aircraft. Transport choices are based on clearly defined procedures and the experience of the staff involved, combined with well-established and exercised contingency plans. Assessment of these various options will highlight the uniqueness of every response and demonstrate how flexibility and cooperation by all concerned parties is essential to provide the solutions to the real-time challenges that occur. A variety of systems are in place to assist rapid equipment mobilization and developments in equipment packaging and load planning are reducing further the time taken to load and discharge cargo. The case studies will show the lessons learned, pitfalls, and benefits of these systems and in particular will focus on the advantages in speed, cost, and flexibility that are obtained from the use of aircraft pallet modules as part of a specialized aircraft palletization system. The concept and development of the aircraft pallet system attracted attention as the poster presentation “Packaging of Tier 3 Oil Spill Equipment for a Faster Response” (Read, 1999) at the 1999 International Oil Spill Conference in Seattle, Washington. This paper follows up with the realities of 2-years use.

EXERCISE WESTWIND – A COLLABORATIVE OIL SPILL RESPONSE BY OIL & GAS OPERATORS AND AGENCIES.

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (1) ◽  
pp. 2851-2862
Author(s):  
Jessica Miller ◽  
Nick Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Well Control ◽  
Oil Spill Response ◽  
Operational Phase ◽  
Oil Company

Abstract On June 9th, 2015, ACME Oil Company’s rig suffered a dynamic positioned ‘run-off’. The mobile drilling unit lost its station above the wellhead and a loss of well control was experienced. “A massive environmental emergency unfolded…affecting pristine coastline and masses of wildlife”. Incident Management and Field Response Teams were activated in a multi-agency operation, bringing together 200 personnel from 16 oil and gas companies and 18 government agencies and third party providers. Source control, aerial, offshore, nearshore, shoreline and oiled wildlife response capabilities were deployed and national/international support was utilised. Jointly managed by the Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre (AMOSC), the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), the Federal Department of Industry and Science, and the Western Australian Department of Transport -Exercise Westwind was a successful multi-faceted marine spill response, demonstrating Australia’s collective Industry/Government capacity to respond to a large, offshore loss of well control incident in a remote and isolated location. ACME Oil Company was a fictitious company formed to enable the amalgamation of Australian petroleum companies to exercise industry arrangements under one ‘banner’ during the exercise period. ACME Oil Company had its own set of credentials, company website and Oil Pollution Emergency Plan. The company also held real time memberships with a number of service providers including AMOSC, Oil Spill Response Ltd, Trendsetter Engineering International, Oceaneering Australia and addenergy. Representing an innovative approach to spill response exercising, ACME Oil Company was a valuable and critical aspect to industry and governments participation under a non-attributable banner. Additionally, it enabled safe, widespread lessons to be observed, allowed for real-time testing of arrangements and provided a safe environment for regulators, stakeholder and industry interplay. The exercise was an efficient and practical solution for Industry titleholders and their third party supporting organisations, to test shared response resources and to ensure Industry arrangements for responding to oil pollution are in accordance with the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009. This paper will discuss the development program behind the exercise and the experience of managing an exercise of this nature. It will highlight the successes including the creation and implementation of a fictitious company and the extensive collaboration between the industry and government personnel involved. It will also look forward – where are we 11-months later? Can the history of exercising and/or response help us improve for the future-implementation of change and continued testing is critical in furthering our oil spill response capability and capacity.Exercise Westwind – Operational Phase TwoExercise Westwind – Operational Phase Two

scholarly journals FORECASTING OIL SPILL DRIFT AT METEO-FRANCE

1997 ◽  
Vol 1997 (1) ◽  
pp. 990-993
Author(s):  
Pierre Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Response System ◽  
The World ◽  
Oil Spill Response ◽  
And Training

ABSTRACT METEO-FRANCE developed an oil spill response system designed to simulate the transport of oil in three dimensions. This system is applicable anywhere in the world (with a coarser resolution far from the French coastlines) and is available around the clock. It was validated on a few well-documented pollution incidents, and it was tested twice in real time. New developments, exercises, and training are conducted jointly with the collaboration of CEDRE (Centre de Documentation de Recherche et d'Expérimentation sur les pollutions accidentelles des eaux).

Testing and Evaluating Low Altitude Unmanned Aircraft System Technology for Maritime Domain Awareness and Oil Spill Response in the Arctic

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd Jacobs ◽  
Michelle Jacobi ◽  
Mark Rogers ◽  
Jeremy Adams ◽  
John “JC” Coffey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft System ◽  
Oil Spill Response ◽  
Aircraft System ◽  
Real Time Information ◽  
Maritime Domain Awareness ◽  
Time Information

AbstractNational and international policies and treaties require the protection and exploration of the Arctic. The maritime services play a primary role in pursuing responsible Arctic stewardship by protecting the environment and the personnel conducting operations and research in this harsh environment. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is an important partner to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) in hazard response and mitigation (including oil spills and search and rescue). During Arctic Shield exercises, as part of the USCG Research and Development Center's Arctic Technology Evaluation, manned and unmanned systems including the AeroVironment Puma™ All Environment (AE) (Puma) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), were used to provide real-time information for maritime domain awareness and oil spill response in the Arctic. Real-time information distribution and maritime domain awareness are critical to prepare for and respond to potential environmental disasters in the Arctic. Additionally, the Puma was assessed for shipboard operations capabilities, Arctic air space coordination, deconfliction and safety issues, and real-time data visualization through the Arctic Environmental Response Management Application® as part of a larger data management plan. The results are provided from the successful Puma testing during the Arctic Shield 2013 and 2014 exercises aboard the USCG Cutter (USCGC; Icebreaker) Healy. An overview of these operations is given with recommendations for future testing and technology assessments of small UAS platforms for Arctic shipboard operational deployments. These findings are put into context for utilization in the field to support operations and decision making in the case of a real oil spill in the Arctic region.

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