Oil and Gas Industry to Discuss Spill Response at Interspill 2015

The oil and gas industry is set to discuss the importance of maintaining focus on oil spill response across all sectors at the three day Interspill conference and exhibition in Amsterdam from March 24 – 26.

Interspill 2015 brings together industry, academia and government to hear about the latest developments in spill prevention and response. In addition to the conference, the exhibition will showcase ground-breaking technologies that are helping to improve response times and protect the environment. In the biggest exhibition to date, more than 100 exhibitors will demonstrate their latest innovations.

A packed conference program includes sessions on future risk, stakeholder engagement, multi-agency response, emerging technologies, wildlife preparedness and regulation. The opening plenary on current issues and challenges is being chaired by Rob Cox, technical director of the IPIECA in London.

Other organizations set to present include: ExxonMobil, Shell Exploration & Production, SINTEF, IPIECA, IOGP, IMO, Cedre and SEA Consulting Group. Under the theme of ‘working together’ the conference aims to not only reflect on past events, but consider possible future issues for oil and chemical spill prevention, response and restoration.

The science workshops, led by Cedre, will include sessions on dispersant breakthroughs, bioremediation, HNS pollution and spill impact assessment. The workshop on dispersant breakthroughs will take place on Tuesday at 1.30pm and focus on chemical dispersion of oil in arctic areas, deep sea and tropical regions. Presenters include Tom Coolbaugh, distinguished scientific associate at ExxonMobil, Per Daling, senior research scientist at SINTEF and Francois Merlin, former head of R&D at Cedre.