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Since 2009, Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) has provided a Tier 2 oil spill response service for the Gibraltar Port Authority through local service provider Brightside Services Limited. Read about how the service ensures that the port is ready to respond to Tier 2 oil spills, whilst at the same time, enhances its operational cohesion with OSRL as its Tier 3 response provider.

Catch up on our Onshore Oil Pipeline Preparedness and Response webinar when our oil spill expert, Tristan Barston, gave an overview of the basic principles involved in preparing for, and responding to, oil spills from onshore oil pipelines. He also shared his experiences on how companies have addressed specific issues in various geographical locations and commercial situations around the globe.

Catch up on our Incident Management Systems (IMS) webinar when our oil spill experts gave an overview of OSRL’s preparedness and response experiences in incident management; including case studies of how we have developed understanding and practical application of IMS amongst those with whom we've worked as well as an overview of our NEW IMS-100 e-learning course. View the demo here.

2015 was the second year OSRL continued working with ExxonMobil PNG Limited (EMPNG) to maintain and develop oil spill response preparedness activities at their facilities in Papua New Guinea.

Janurary 2016 sees CNOOC (China National Offshore Oil Corporation) mark a year since becoming an OSRL Band 1 Participant Member after acquiring Nexen. Read about the collaboration programme put together, which included a 5-week personnel secondment, to help both organisations gain a deeper understanding of each other, the benefits of OSRL membership and the importance of preparedness and response activities.

View the demo of our NEW IMS 100 course, which describes the history, features and principles, and organisational structure of an Incident Management System. There are seven topics to take, followed by an assessment. Because this is a demo, you will only have access up-to topic number 3. 

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The contingency planning process is a structured approach to developing a spill response capability. It allows an effective initial response to an oil spill, in addition to sustaining an ongoing response proportionate to the risk.