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Ignatius Harta, Industry Outreach Manager - APAC
Emerging Best Practices
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Response Strategy &
Options
NEBA/SIMA Concept and Applications
Tiered Preparedness and Response
Content overview
COMBATING THE SPREAD OF SPILLED OIL
OUR COMMON ENEMY IS THE SPREAD OF SPILLED OIL AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR SHARED
VALUES
PROTECTING THEM IS A RACE AGAINST TIME.
SENSITIVE ECOSYSTEMS LOCAL BUSINESSES TOURISM/RECREATIONHEALTH AND SAFETY COMMUNITY INDUSTRIES
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Response Options
Being prepared for the unlikely event of a spill, with strategies and tools to respond to different scenarios
OnshoreOffshore Subsea
Spill Scenarios
Response Tools
Inland Near Shore
Physical RemovalMechanical RecoveryDispersants In-situ Burning Natural Processes
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Trajectory Modelling
20 days x 20,000 bbl/day predictionNo mitigation or intervention
Response effort focus on this area
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zone
Malaysia Boundary
Shoreline Resp. Div.. 1
Shoreline Resp. Div. 2
Shoreline Resp. Div. 3
Shoreline Resp. Div. 4
A
B
C
CC
ED
ED
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On Water Recovery F
F
Shoreline
Protection
/Cleanup
Surveillance
& Monitoring
A, B, C, D, E
A
Source control
In-situ
burning??Containment
& Recovery
C
Dispersant
Application –
Aerial & Vessel
B
DShoreline
Survey
E
Shoreline Response
Response Strategy
F
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Spill Impact Mitigation Assessment
(SIMA)
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New IPIECA-IOGPGood Practice Guidance
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SIMA is also a methodology for NEBA that is:
• Transparent
• Holistic
• Qualitative
• Even-handed
• Flexible
Net Environmental Benefit Analysis (NEBA)
transitioning toSpill Impact Mitigation Assessment (SIMA)
Better reflects objectives, decision framework and
shared environmental values
i.e. ecological, socio-economic and cultural
Removes perceptions of spin associated with the
word ‘benefit’
Principles unchanged
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4 Stages of SIMA
• Know your oil
• Model fate and
trajectory
• Sensitivity data/map
• Identify potential
response options:
• Effectiveness
• Feasibility
• Regulations
Compile and
evaluate dataPredict outcomes Balance trade-offs
Select best
option(s)
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Compile and
evaluate dataPredict outcomes Balance trade-offs
Select best
option(s)
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Compile and
evaluate dataPredict outcomes
Balance trade-
offs
Select best
option(s)
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Benefits Drawbacks
• Removes surface oil that could harm wildlife and
keeps oil from spreading to shoreline; enhances
natural biodegradation of oil and reduces vapors
on water surface
• Dispersed oil has the potential to initially affect
local water column-dwelling wildlife and
vegetation
• Removes oil with minimal environmental impact • Mechanical recovery can be inefficient, resource-
intensive, and restricted by water conditions, with
typically no more than 10-20 percent oil recovery
• Removes large amounts of oil rapidly via
controlled burning
• Burning presents a potential safety risk and
localized reduction of air quality; burn residue can
be difficult to recover
• Selectively restores environmental and social
value to specific locations using a variety of tools
• Aggressive or inappropriate removal methods
may impact ecosystems and individual organisms
• Takes advantage of natural processes for oil
removal, including biodegradation, and avoids
intrusive cleanup techniques that may further
damage the environment
• Natural removal can take more time to achieve
pre-spill use than other response techniques
Dispersants
Mechanical
Recovery
In-Situ
Burning
Physical
Removal
Natural
Processes
Compile and
evaluate dataPredict outcomes Balance trade-offs
Select best
option(s)
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Primary Goal of Oil Spill
Response
Maximize Encounter Rates and Effectiveness…
…to Minimize Impact
Which strategy will remove the most oil?? + Regulatory Compliance
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Optimized Response Options
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Response Resources
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Summary
• Qualitative process - relies heavily on expert /
professional judgement
• Understanding of the potential effects of a spill on
environment and other resources
• Help to evaluate various response options
• Address potential trade-offs for different response
strategies
• Overcome barriers during a response
• Government and industry working together cooperatively
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