Oil Spill Response Limited
| Oil Spill Response Limited | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Limited |
| founding | 1985 |
| Seat |
Southampton , UK
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| management | Robert Limb ( CEO ) |
| Number of employees | 300 (as of May 2016) |
| sales | 62.4 million £ (2014) |
| Branch | Oil spill |
| Website | www.oilspillresponse.com |
The Oil Spill Response Limited ( OSRL ) is a British firm specializing in the global fight against oil spills . The company was founded in 1985 and employs around 300 people at nine locations. The shareholders are all major oil companies such as BHP Billiton , Chevron Corporation , Eni , ExxonMobil , Petronas , Saudi Aramco , Royal Dutch Shell , Statoil and Total .
Financial and corporate structure
OSRL is the largest industry-developed and co-financed by the cooperative ( conveyor cooperative ) for emergency response. As such, generating profits is not the company's focus. It is financed by annual contributions from its 44 participants and 118 extraordinary members, as well as income from operational activities, with the latter playing an increasingly important role in financing. Around 38.1% of sales in 2014 came from the contributions of the participating oil companies, while in 2013 it was 39.1%, in 2012 39.8% and in 2011 around 44%. The share of contributions in 2014 profits was an estimated 27%.
In addition to a central alerting point, the OSRL's range of services includes training and education for specialists (such as underwater welders), rental and brokerage of special equipment (rescue ships, material), coordination of operations and technical advice. The main focus is on the prevention and removal of oil spills on the high seas and in coastal waters.
Calls
The company had 16 assignments worldwide in 2014. Of these, 13 were in the EMEA region, one in the Asia-Pacific region and two in the American region . In 2013 there were 27 deployments, 22 of which were in the EMEA zone.
In its history, the OSRL was used, among other things, for:
| year | Disaster | + | bad luck | information |
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| March 24, 1989 |
Bligh Reef off Southern Alaska , United States
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Exxon Valdez oil tanker | It ran aground and caused 37,000 tons of leaked crude oil to be one of the greatest environmental disasters in shipping. |
| 5th January 1993 |
Garths Ness off Shetland , Scotland , United Kingdom
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Braer oil tanker | Drifted without a motor during a storm, leaking 85,000 tons of light crude oil. |
| February 15, 1996 | Immediately before Milford Haven , Wales , United Kingdom
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Sea Empress oil tanker | Run due to a pilot's error on rocks in front of the port entrance, 71,800 tons of crude oil and 480 tons of heavy oil leaked. |
| October 15, 1997 | Singapore Strait |
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Evoikos oil tanker | The ship collided with the under ballast propelled Orapin Global , there was a part of the 130,000 tons of heavy oil of the Evoikos out. |
| December 12, 1999 | South of Brest , Brittany , France
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Erika oil tanker | The overloaded ship broke in two parts in 14 meter high waves, and 17,000 tons of oil leaked. |
| October 3, 2000 | About eight kilometers south of Sentosa Island , Singapore
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Natuna Sea oil tanker | The oil tanker hit a reef, 7,000 tons of crude oil leaked and drifted towards the beaches of Sentosa. |
| November 13, 2002 | Bay of Biscay |
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Prestige oil tanker | Accident in a severe storm in which 64,000 of the 77,000 tonnes of heavy oil loaded spilled. |
| July 28, 2003 | Immediately in the port of Karachi , Pakistan
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Tasman Spirit oil tanker | Between 12,000 and 30,000 tons of crude oil spilled when the ship ran aground, and especially when the ship broke in two on August 13. |
| December 7, 2007 | 11 km off the coast in the Yellow Sea , South Korea
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Hebei Spirit oil tanker | A non-powered floating crane rammed the tanker at anchor, and 10,500 of 260,000 tons of crude oil leaked. |
| August 21, 2009 | Timor Sea |
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Montara conveyor platform | After a fire on the platform, about 4,000 tons of crude oil spilled into the Timor Sea. |
| April 20, 2010 | Gulf of Mexico |
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Deepwater Horizon drilling platform | The platform caught fire and sank due to a blowout , causing the oil spill to spill in the Gulf of Mexico . |
| October 5, 2011 |
Astrolabe Reef , New Zealand
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Container ship Rena | Ran onto a coral reef , with some of the 1,500 to 2,000 tons of heavy fuel oil causing the oil spill off New Zealand . |
| December 20, 2011 | 120 km southwest of the Niger Delta |
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Accident in the Bonga oil field | When loading an oil tanker, around 5,000 tons of crude oil ran into the sea. |
| July 27, 2013 | Gulf of Thailand |
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Accident in the Rayong | From a leak of the underwater pipeline from the PTT Global Chemical streamed 20 kilometers off the coast about 50,000 gallons of oil into the Gulf of Thailand. |
fleet
Planes
OSRL uses a fleet of spray aircraft to combat oil spills , including:
- Since 2014 OSRL has two former FedEx - freighters Boeing 727-252F (G-OSRA and G-OSRB) that have been converted. The two B-727s are operated by T2 Aviation and are intended to replace the C-130 that was previously in use. While one aircraft has a system that can carry and spray up to 15,000 liters of chemical release agents, the second Boeing is intended for material transport. Their base is Sheffield Airport .
- Originally used as spray planes, but the age of the planes made them more expensive to maintain. They will therefore be replaced by Boeing and will be used as cargo aircraft in the future.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d About OSRL , accessed on May 10, 2016
- ↑ a b c Oil Spill Response Limited - Report and Financial Statements 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2016 .
- ↑ Our Members , accessed on May 10, 2016
- ↑ a b c Oil Spill Response Limited - Report and Financial Statements 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2016 .
- ^ Oil Spill Response Limited - Report and Financial Statements 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2016 .
- ↑ Bloomberg , accessed May 10, 2016
- ^ Company Milestones , accessed May 10, 2016
- ↑ The Evoikos and Pontoon 300 incidents - The Technical Adviser's Perspective (English), accessed on May 10, 2016
- ↑ Natuna Sea Accident , accessed May 10, 2016.
- ↑ NZZ : The Disappeared Oil Stain , accessed on May 11, 2016
- ↑ Aargauer Zeitung : 50,000 liters of oil leaked into the Gulf of Thailand , accessed on May 11, 2016
- ↑ a b c With a Boeing 727 against oil disasters , accessed on May 10, 2016
- ↑ B727 Mobilization and Logistics Plan ( Memento of the original dated May 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed on May 12, 2016.
- ^ Aviation Resources for Dispersant Application, Aerial Surveillance and Logistical Support , accessed on May 12, 2016
