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.

 

Activate Us

Our activation procedure including contact details and forms for activation, in addition to equipment stockpile and aviation status reports can be found here.

Emergency Contact Numbers

Please note that:

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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UK Dispersant Stockpile

United Kingdom Dispersant Stockpile (UKDS)  is a readily accessible and easily mobilised stockpile of dispersant for industry use within the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). Dasic Slickgone NS is located at Inverness (200m3) and Scalloway, Shetland (300m3). Subscription to UKDS provides critical, immediate access to substantial amounts of dispersant, support and dispersant application equipment*.

 

The stockpile is large enough to provide for a serious UKCS incident and strategically located to meet a fast response. There are road freight retainer arrangements at the locations to guarantee logistical response requirements.

In the event of a large incident, the stockpiles will cover a significant portion of time, allowing both dispersant suppliers to ramp up their production as well as alternative global sources to be identified, to meet the demand for a continual supply.

The stockpile can be used independently for any incident, whether subsea or on the marine surface., and can also be used with the Subsea Incident Response Toolkit (SIRT)  - additional supplementary agreements apply.

 

A UKDS subscriber may gain access to the stockpile on a short-term agreement if required.  An annual subscription applies in order to support the ongoing infrastructure, maintenance and exercise procedures, ensuring the dispersant is response ready.

 

*Helo and boat spray application units 

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Technical Information Sheet: UK Dispersant Stockpile (UKDS)

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Technical Information Sheet: Dasic Slickgone NS

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UKDS Logistics Planning Guide

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