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

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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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Supplementary Services

A wide range of Supplementary Services are on offer to complement the core membership options. Available globally and regionally, there are services to cover a range of operational and legislative requirements. These services are exclusive to existing Members. 

 

Global Member Supplementary Services

NEW - SWIS Capping Service

Capping Service – a comprehensive equipment stockpile that integrates OSRL’s Offset Installation Equipment (OIE) with its capping stacks to provide an expanded capability covering both shallow and deep water. The service also includes access to subsea incident response toolkits, dispersant delivery systems, water column monitoring equipment and other capping equipment ancillaries. 

Better value for members – An annual baseline membership fee now covers legacy wells and the majority of well re-entry activities without needing specific well nominations. This fee also now includes cover for two new wells. Members will then pay an additional fee to cover further wells. 

Removes existing financial hurdles for membership –  a pay-on-demand alternative to the historic financial standing security approach. In addition, this update increases accessibility by removing a significant barrier for prospective members. 

Response Services – The introduction of mobilisation support aligns SWIS services scope to OSRL’s wider surface Service Level Agreement (SLA). Membership to SWIS continues to provide access to the SWIS Mutual Aid Framework Agreement (MAFA) and the Global Subsea Response Network (GSRN) we facilitate

 

If you would like further information or to discuss adding SWIS Capping Service to your membership, please contact myosrl@oilspillresponse.com 

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Global Dispersant Stockpile (GDS)

OSRL has created a readily accessible and easily mobilised stockpile of dispersant to be available to the industry. The stockpile is large enough to provide for serious incidents (5000 m3), but spread globally for a more local, faster response.

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Regional Member Supplementary Services

UKCS Aerial Surveillance

This supplementary Tier 2 service is available to all OSRL Members with oil and gas E&P facilities in UKCS waters. It covers operations in the UK Continental Shelf region and fully complies with the UK legislative aerial surveillance and spill response requirements set out in the OPRC Convention. Our service currently operates a dedicated Navajo PA-31 aircraft operating from Humberside Airport. This aircraft is equipped with an Ofil 360° surveillance turret, which contains DSLR, infrared, and ultraviolet sensors and is operated by trained aerial surveillance observers.

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UKCS OSPRAG Capping Stack

Designed to seal off a subsea well and regain control in the unlikely event of a blowout. All UKCS operators must include source control plans, such as deploying a capping stack in their Oil Pollution Emergency Plans (OPEPs).

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UKCS Dispersant Stockpile

Provides subscribers with essential access to dispersant stockpiles located in two strategic UKCS locations.

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UKCS Fishing Vessels

Through the Scottish Fisheries Federation (SFF) member fishing vessels, this service guarantees subscribed Members access to:

  • Two fishing vessels with trained crew within 24 hours of notification and a further two vessels with trained crew within 48 hours.
  • Continuous availability of a minimum of four vessels, with a ‘best endeavours' access up to eight additional vessels, until it is practical to demobilise.

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Shetland Islands Tier 2 Base

This supplementary Tier 2 service is available to all Members with oil and gas E&P facilities that may have a pollution risk in the area of the Shetland Islands. The service allows access to the responders and the equipment stockpile based on the Shetland Islands. This stockpile includes both Offshore and Shoreline equipment. 

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West African Surveillance Programme (WASP)

Our WASP Surveillance Service is a supplementary Tier 2 service, available to all OSRL Members with oil and gas E&P facilities in the West Africa region. The WASP service coverage extends from the northern boundary of Mauritania to the southern point of South Africa and the adjoining sea up to 150 miles from the coast. We will consider extended coverage outside of these boundaries on an individual, case-by-case basis.

 

The service currently uses two dedicated surveillance aircraft operating from Lome Airport in Togo and Libreville Airport in Gabon. Both aircraft are equipped with DSLR and infrared sensors and are operated by trained aerial surveillance observers.

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Want to add a Supplementary Service to your membership?

If you think your Membership would benefit from a Supplementary Service, talk with us to discuss your requirements.