Oil Spill Issues From Offshore Drilling Operations - Lessons for the UK

A joint UKSPILL/EPS Marine Oil Spill Seminar at the Scottish Government offices, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh held on 5 October 2010.

The deepwater horizon spill in the gulf of mexico has raised issues about the spill risk from offshore oil fields. This seminar aims to explore whether the uk faces similar risks, if we are prepared for them, and what lessons we can learn.

The seminar, hosted by the Scottish Government, was supported by the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency, (MCA), Marine Scotland, the Scottish Coastal Forum, Scottish Environmental Protection Society, (SEPA), and Oil & Gas UK, representing the UK Offshore Industry.

BP: Harnessing Capabilities and Lessons Learned

SEPA: Waste Management

Elastec: Controlled Burn Operations, Gulf of Mexico, Deepwater Horizon

UKSpill: Spill Industry Future Developments: Spill Responders

MCA: Deep Water Drilling Response Implications for the UK

Marine Scotland: Impact of wider use of dispersants in an offshore spill

Scottish Natural Heritage: Implications for Marine Conservation

OSR: Shoreline Response, Booms, Berms and Clean Up Operations

BMT ARGOSS: Where will the oil go?

OSPRAG: Importance of oil and gas from the UKCS

Vikoma: Booms for large offshore spills

MMO: The Role of the MMO

Oil Spill Response: The Use of Dispersants on Sea and Subsurface

IPIECA: Some likely Outcomes on Risk, Hazard, and Response

KIMO: Contingency planning and compensation