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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Welcome to OSRL

Richard Tindell

Training and Consultancy Team Manager

Richard has a solid background in both the marine and the oil and gas industries. After serving in the Royal Navy, Richard worked as an environmental consultant dealing with oil spill preparedness and response projects for ports, harbours, cross-country pipelines and various UK-based blue-chip oil majors.

In 2014, Richard moved and lived in Saudi Arabia for five years, working for the Saudi Aramco Marine Department as their environmental coordinator and field compliance coordinator. During his time with Saudi Aramco, Richard also coordinated marine energy efficiency projects, marine emissions control and advised on marine environment conventions and policy.

Richard holds a BA (Hons) degree, an MSc in Environmental Management and postgraduate certificates in Applied Meteorology, Oceanography and Hydrography.