Following the sinking of the tanker PRESTIGE in the Atlantic Ocean in 2002, a consortium headed by the Spanish oil company, REPSOL, designed and implemented a system for the removal of 13,000 tonnes
Join ITOPF and other experts from London P&I Club, OSRL and Navigate Response for a practical look at how an oil spill response could be mobilised in our current world of social distancing,
This paper describes commonly used shoreline clean-up techniques and provides advice on which are best suited to each stage of operations for a range of different shoreline types.
ITOPF has been mobilised to give technical advice in relation to a crude oil spill off the coast of Callao, Peru, that occurred on 15th January during the discharging operations at La Pampilla
This paper describes the combined effects of the various natural processes acting on spilled oil, collectively known as ‘weathering’. Factors which determine whether or not the oil is likely to
ITOPF’s series of Technical Information Papers (TIPs), providing practical guidance on oil and chemical spill response in the marine environment, is now available in Korean.