Oil spill in Bay Jacques, Louisiana
Oil and Gas, LLC at 11:54 a.m. that a crude oil storage tank located in Bay Jacques developed a leak and caused an estimated 4,200 gallons of Louisiana crude oil to discharge, Tuesday. Tuesday, MSU Houma personnel arrived on scene and performed an assessment of the spill. MSU Houma incident management personnel are currently on scene along with OMI Environmental Solutions, the oil spill response organization contracted by Summit Oil and Gas, LLC. Response personnel are conducting an assessment of the impacted area and will perform manual recovery of the crude oil. OMI
Innovative New Falck Training Center
the port with its knowledge and expertise in this area. We wish to achieve a high safety standard as a port operator. We are delighted that Falck has been operating for so long in the Maasvlakte helping businesses in the port with its high-quality services to prepare as effectively as possible for incident management”. Occupation of the new site in 2018 will involve far more than just the relocation of activities for Falck, as reflected in the two principles underlying development of the new site: the achievement of an interactive and realistic experience and the bringing together of knowledge
Oil Spill Response Preparedness and Proficiency Comes with Practice
a detailed review of oil spill fundamentals and actual implementation of proven best practices during spill response efforts. Topics include a review of the application of all types of skimmers, booming strategies, an overview of Shoreline Cleanup and Assessment Technique (SCAT), National Incident Management System (NIMS), contingency planning, and a review of the behavior of oil on water. Following classroom instruction, attendees receive hands-on oil spill response training using the latest equipment and techniques in the Ohmsett test tank. The tank’s wave generator can
Horizon Marine Announces Personnel Changes
and coordinating Emergency Response efforts for deepwater Gulf of Mexico exploration and production. His experience is from both the operator-side working for ConocoPhillips and Nexen, and the supplier-side as a Senior Project Manager with O’Briens Response Management. His insight into the Incident Management System will allow for the development of unique solutions for the Emergency Response community. Ambrosi has a Master’s of degree in Marine Resources Management from Texas A&M University in Galveston, Texas and a Bachelors degree in Oceanography from the University of West Florida
Getting Defensive
; Acquisition and Operational Logistics; Installation and Checkout; Mine Warfare; and Anti-Submarine Warfare. Its products include: Fire Department Management System; Automated Notification System; Fire Station Alerting and Communications System; Electronic EMS Reporting System; and Incident Management and Control Systems. Progeny Systems Established in 1995, Progeny Systems is a privately-held, high-tech corporation headquartered in Manassas, Va. Its mission is to improve warfighters’ capability while reducing total ownership costs, and its products can be found throughout
Oil Cleanup Continues in Oakland Estuary
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco Incident Management Division were notified by the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) on-scene coordinator that their contractor, Global Diving and Salvage, Inc. (GDSI), had discovered tar balls and heavy oil while removing sediment from the tug Respect in the Oakland Estuary Oct. 14, 2013. Further research on the Respect showed an estimated 300-500 gallons of oil had been left aboard during removal operations conducted in 1998. The Respect was then vandalized in 2007 and sank with an unknown oil potential. Based on the information at hand
EnQuest Pioneers Incident Management in the North Sea
to create a tool that would give us a complete, end-to-end process from incident identification, recording and investigation through to cause analysis and effective corrective action, and while there are many great solutions on the market we were unable to identify any that fully incorporated incident management and investigation capabilities. “In bringing the two systems together we have created a tool that standardizes our approach to incident investigation and gives us a complete and accurate picture of all incidents across our assets, which will be extremely valuable in helping us to
Oil Spill Response Organizations Merge Operations
; • Meet regulator and key stakeholder expectations of the industry’s capabilities to respond to a major incident The integration will help to: • Broaden and deepen the range of preparedness, response, training and incident management services available to its Members • Provide effective and coordinated industry engagement with regional governments on preparedness and response issues • Support the adoption of best practice OSRL will
February 2025
