Important Notice: Fort Lauderdale Base Closure

Due to the pending landfall of Hurricane Milton in the area of Florida in the United States, OSRL is transferring response operational control for the Americas Region to OSRL's Southampton base at 4:00 PM EST 7 October 2024. OSRL remains response ready on a global basis.

 

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Response services are guaranteed ONLY for Members. Non-members are not guaranteed a response and will be required to sign a Non-member contract. Services and rates differ. Duty managers can be contacted for exercises.

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Resource Library

  • 202 Results
Recorded Seminar

TPR Seminar Series - Part Twelve: Environmental Impact Assessment

Norman Ramos, Principal Consultant and Trainer, provides an overview of the TPR segment relating to Environmental Impact Assessment.

  • janv. 17, 2023 
  • Response
Insight

Next Generation Fuels – the Future of Emergency Response

We explore what challenges alternative fuels must overcome to become viable, safe and trusted replacements for oil

  • déc. 1, 2022 
  • Response
Recorded Seminar

ATSEA-2 Webinar Series - Part 4: Oiled Wildlife Response, Oil Spill Risk Assessment & Case Study

Understand Oiled Wildlife Response with this webinar and complete the loop of oil spill preparedness with Oil Spill Risk Assessment.

  • nov. 30, 2022 
  • Response
Interview

GOWRS Partner Interview - Episode 8: Tri-state

In this eighth episode, Paul Kelway, OSRL’s Wildlife Preparedness and Response Manager, is joined by Lisa Smith, Executive Director of Tri-state Bird Rescue & Research

  • nov. 30, 2022 
  • Wildlife
Recorded Seminar

TPR Seminar Series - Part Eleven: Economic Assessment and Compensation

This eleventh session sees OSRL's Development & Assurance Lead, Aaron Montgomery, discuss economic assessment and compensation for marine oil spills.

  • nov. 29, 2022 
  • 31 min watch
  • Industry
Recorded Seminar

TPR Seminar Series - Part Ten: Oiled Wildlife Response

This tenth session sees Wildlife Preparedness and Response Manager, Paul Kelway, and guests from Sea Alarm and GOWRS discuss Oiled Wildlife Response.

  • nov. 15, 2022 
  • Wildlife
Recorded Seminar

Shared Lessons for Risk Communications

We explore parallels from the communications around the pandemic response and whether we can transfer these to effective dispersant communications.

  • nov. 3, 2022 
  • Dispersants
Article

Crisis Exercises: Are You Wasting Your Time and Money? A Blueprint for Better Exercises

Based on an evaluation of current exercise approaches, we look at the key areas of practice that can be improved and benefits that can be gained.

  • nov. 1, 2022 
  • 20 min read
  • Exercises
Recorded Seminar

Oiled Wildlife and Preparedness - Perspectives from South East Asia

Norman Ramos, Principal Trainer & Consultant, and Yow Lih Hern, Senior Consultant, discuss the current oiled wildlife practices in South East Asia

  • oct. 26, 2022 
  • Wildlife
Recorded Seminar

TPR Seminar Series - Part Nine: Dispersants

This ninth session sees OSRL's Principal Preparedness & Response Authority, Andy Nicoll, discuss the use of dispersants in spill response.

  • oct. 20, 2022 
  • Dispersants
Article

The Significance of Contingency Planning in Oil Spill Response

Discover the significance of contingency planning as an effective preparedness measure and how it guarantees a prompt and organised response to minimise the impact of oil incidents.

  • oct. 18, 2022 
  • 4 min read
  • Contingency Planning
Spill Journal

Spill Journal: MT Evoikos

We reflect on some of the past spills with those who were there. This journal looks at our response to the MT Evoikos spill in October 1997.

  • oct. 13, 2022 
  • Response

OSRL Resource Library

First-hand experience in responding to oil spill incidents of varying nature and locality across the global, allow's Oil Spill Response to provide a wealth of resources and insights.

From case studies with our Members to industry insights and operational field guides spanning response and crisis management to dispersants and contingency planning. All resources are freely available to view or download.