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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Loire Valley NorLense Boom Trials

vendredi 2 novembre 2018

Loire Valley NorLense Boom Trials

OSRL were fortunate to be invited by CEDRE* to observe a series of dynamic trials to assess the manoeuvrability and collection capacity of the High speed OilTrawl NorLense boom.

What does it take to be a true expert? (Part 5: Offshore)

vendredi 19 octobre 2018

What does it take to be a true expert? (Part 5: Offshore)

This week we speak to Nick Olden, SWIS Operations Supervisor and co-chair of the Offshore Working Group. Here, he explains the activity of the group, its current objectives and why it is such an important topic for the industry and OSRL.

What does it take to be a true expert? (Part 4: Shoreline)

vendredi 12 octobre 2018

What does it take to be a true expert? (Part 4: Shoreline)

We speak to Dr. Rob Holland, the co-chair of the Shoreline Working Group at OSRL. Rob explains the team’s achievements to date, their current activity, and their long-term ambitions for this vitally important area of spill preparedness and response.

What does it take to be a true expert? (Part 3: Surveillance)

vendredi 28 septembre 2018

What does it take to be a true expert? (Part 3: Surveillance)

In this instalment, we’re chatting with James Pringle, the co-chair of the surveillance sub-group, who explains the team’s goals and activity, and how they are helping OSRL maintain its position as the world’s foremost oil spill expert.

What does it take to be a true expert? (Part 2 - modelling and Visualisation)

vendredi 21 septembre 2018

What does it take to be a true expert? part 2

Liam Harrington-Missin explains the Modelling and Visualisation subgroups goals and activity, and how they are helping OSRL maintain its position as the world’s foremost oil spill expert.

Hibiscus Petroleum visit our Singapore base

jeudi 13 septembre 2018

Hibiscus Petroluem visit our Singapore base

Our newest member Hibiscus Petroleum visits our Singapore base.

What does it take to be a true expert?

jeudi 13 septembre 2018

What does it take to be a true expert

Aaron Montgomery, development and assurance lead for OSRL, explains the path the organisation has taken to develop and implement a benchmark framework for training, developing, measuring and recognising subject matter experts in key technical disciplines.

“Am I capable of managing an oil spill incident at a strategic level?”

mercredi 1 août 2018

Am I capable of managing an oil spill incident at a strategic level?

Our Trainer, Kai Jing shares some of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) from our IMO Level 3 delegates as well as the challenges they often face when managing a spill. Interestingly, our OSRL trainers would discuss these at the course and provide practical tips to resolve these challenges from their own spill experience.

Surface Dispersant Exercise

vendredi 20 juillet 2018

Surface Dispersant Exercise

The Surface Dispersant Exercise is one we conduct twice yearly to provide our operational personnel with the opportunity to exercise their practical knowledge of surface dispersant application methods. Hear about this years first exercise from one of our Response Specialists...

Overcoming logistical challenges of coordinating large group training

jeudi 19 juillet 2018

Coordinating large group training

When coordinating learning and development for a large group of operators, how do you ensure that they are adequately equipped with relevant and up-to-date skills without disrupting their work schedules?

Our Principal Trainer, Robert Chan, has a great story to share on how this can be done."