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.

Oil Spill Response Limited Oil Spill Response Limited
SWIS Appreciation Site

Parameters

SWIS equipment includes four Capping Stack Systems (CSS) and two Subsea Incident Response Toolkits (SIRT). While these can be adapted to cover the majority of subsea wells, you need to be aware of certain operating parameters.

Operating Parameters


Capping Stack Systems

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  • Two CSS's suitable for 15k PSI wellhead pressure in Brazil and Norway
  • Two CSS's suitable for 10k PSI wellhead pressure in Singapore and South Africa
  • Available for the majority of international subsea oil wells
  • Designed for subsea use to a maximum of 3000m water depth
  • Transportable by sea and/or air
  • Manufactured by Trendsetter Engineering

Click for the CSS Technical Information Sheet.

Subsea Incident Response Toolkit

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  • Tools for site surveys prior to commencement of work
  • Debris clearance equipment with cutting, grappling and tools to gain access to blow out preventer (BOP) where necessary.
  • Flying leads distribution manifold and dispersant wands to inject dispersant at multiple locations.
  • High pressure and high volume accumulators for closing the existing BOP
  • Designed for subsea use to a maximum of 3000m water depth
  • Stored in two strategic locations: Brazil and Norway

Click for the SIRT Technical Information Sheet.