Technical Developments In The Application Of OilSpill Response Strategies
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Technical Development
A lot has changed in 20yrs

The majority of development has been
associated with Information Technology,where;– Smart technology replaces less advance– Technology is added to augment existing
systems– New technology provides new solutions© Copyright 2016. Oil Spill Response Limited.

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Technical Development
But many things have also stayed the same

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The People Element
People are still the most important asset in aresponse, they;– Manage the incident– Make decisions– Implement actions

Therefore we need to ensure Responders arecompetentCMS

Occupational Standard© Copyright 2016. Oil Spill Response Limited.

Assessment & Verification4

How Technology Helps Decision
Making - From An Art To A Science
Many decisions in a response are ‘nonstructured decisions’ where there can beseveral ‘’right’’ answers
These decisions need to be made by people
People rely on technology for decision support,
which helps people by;– Collecting and processing data e.g. Aerial
Surveillance/ Fluorometry– Computational tools e.g. modelling– Presenting information e.g. GIS– Telecommunications e.g. email© Copyright 2016. Oil Spill Response Limited.

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What Will Technology
Do For Us In 20yrs?
A decision involves;
Today technology informs us– Intelligence: Find or recognize a problem,need, or opportunity.
– Design: Considering possible ways ofsolving the problem, filling the need, ortaking advantage of the opportunity. Develop
all possible solutions you can.
– Choice: Examine and weigh the merits ofeach solution, estimate the consequences ofeach solution, and choose the best one.
– Implementation: Carry out the chosen
solution, monitor the results and makeadjustments as necessary.

Will it one day provide recommendations?
Or make decisions for us?

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The Responder’s Best Friend© Copyright 2016. Oil Spill Response Limited.

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The Responder’s Best Friend
Storage device

Apps – Response tools

Maps

Weather reports
Communication device- Phone call
- Video call
- Email- Text
- Social media

Primary limitation –network connectivity

Time device
Internet /InformationTV /New reports© Copyright 2016. Oil Spill Response Limited.

Compass &GPSImage Capture- Camera- Video8

Three Key Areas Of TechnologicalProgress
DispersantsSurveillance, Modelling and Visualisation© Copyright 2016. Oil Spill Response Limited.

9Dispersants© Copyright 2016. Oil Spill Response Limited.

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Post Macondo Oil Spill Research Four Program Areas Four Work Streams

 Dispersant Advocacy
 Subsea Dispersant

 Improving Dispersant

Effectiveness Dispersant Logistics &Preplanning SMART/Post-Spill Monitoring
Protocols Additional focus on DispersantCommunication Tools
 Assessing Research Efforts andNeeds
 Subsea Injection of dispersants Review of Surface Application

Techniques

Regulatory Approval© Copyright 2016. Oil Spill Response Limited.

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Development of Bench Scale Subsea Dispersant
Effectiveness Test (IPIECA / IOGP)SINTEF (Norway) & Cedre (France) ran parallel
testing programs
 A goal was to bridge the gap between real world andexisting tests© Copyright 2016. Oil Spill Response Limited.

12Demonstration of Subsea Dispersant
Effectiveness (API)OHMSETT Facility, New Jersey, July, 2014

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Subsea Dispersant Application
Subsea application of dispersantat the wellhead is an integral
part of capping operation– Creates safer working conditions
for response personnel– Enhances the degradation of theoil

Global Dispersant Stockpile– Total stock of 5000 m3 to serve
the initial phase of a major
offshore incident (~30 days)© Copyright 2016. Oil Spill Response Limited.

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Aerial Application - From Turboprop to Jet

Advantages of Jet platform– Faster transit times– Greater range– More costs effective– Less demand on personnel
resources

Added technology– Data capture of• Time/ date sprayed• GPS Location sprayed• Quantity sprayed© Copyright 2016. Oil Spill Response Limited.

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Advances in Oil Spill Modelling© Copyright 2016. Oil Spill Response Limited.

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Advances in Oil Spill Modelling
Massive increase in computational power– Faster modeling– Greater number of complex calculations

More advance modeling software– Not just 2D surface anymore– More input parameters– Inclusion of response options

Better source data
– Met-ocean data
– Dispersion data from scientific test
– Tweak with actual field data
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3D Operational Plume Modelling
The time taken to travelfrom origin to any point

3D Co-ordinates of theplume (east, north &depth)

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3D Operational Plume Modelling© Copyright 2016. Oil Spill Response Limited.

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Example Of Advancements In Modelling
Improved understanding of the way dispersants work
– Able to predict the impact of different dispersant strategies– Better Decision support© Copyright 2016. Oil Spill Response Limited.

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There Is No Better Way To Predict How An OilSpill Will Evolve Than Oil Spill Models – But!
Oil spill modelling is NOT a solution. It is a tool
for providing information to support decisions– The biggest errors in oil spill modelling are caused bybad input data
• Ocean current forecasts are very challenging due to being socomplex• If the ocean current forecast is wrong, then an oil spill
forecast will also be wrong– For sophisticated modelling you need specialistmodellers© Copyright 2016. Oil Spill Response Limited.

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Advances in oil spill surveillance© Copyright 2016. Oil Spill Response Limited.

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Overview of surveillance tools
Surface and Subsurface© Copyright 2016. Oil Spill Response Limited.

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Surface Surveillance
Aerial - OSRL UKCS Aircraft© Copyright 2016. Oil Spill Response Limited.

24Surface Surveillance
Aerial - Perimeter Mapping© Copyright 2016. Oil Spill Response Limited.

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Surface Surveillance
OSRL Radar Satellite Imagery Service
 Wide coverage Weather independent Proven technology
 Keeps response teams out of harms way
 Compliment aerial surveillance
 GIS ready products
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Does not discriminate between thin orthick oil
Very low or high wind speed issues
Interpretation requires a skilled analyst
Imagery prone to false positives due toother sea dampening phenomena
Satellites take time to orbit© Copyright 2016. Oil Spill Response Limited.

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Surface Surveillance
UnmannedUtilising unmanned platforms i.e. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) andtethered balloons to;‒ Improve efficiency of shoreline survey teams (SCAT)‒ Improve encounter rates offshore© Copyright 2016. Oil Spill Response Limited.

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Visualising Response Data
Accepted and integral component of effective oil spill response (JIP)– Provides strategic information– Presents lots of data in one place– Make complex data more accessible, understandable and usable– Allows for communication of data to others– Bring out trends, patterns and correlations that might go undetected in textbased data
– Help make robust decisions on the data

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Input 2 – Satellite
Imagery

Input 1 – Oil Spill
Modeling trajectory

Response Time:
hr013

Input 3 – Aerial SurveillanceOver flight #1

Input 4 - Perimeter of slick “Traced”
by EO/IR Turret

Response Time:hr01© Copyright 2016. Oil Spill Response Limited.

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Visualising Response Data

LegendOver flight #1
Over flight #2
Satellite spill tracking
Modelling prediction
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