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ECRC~SIMEC © 2015 Slide 1
Presentation to theThe Royal Society of Canada Expert Panel onThe Behaviour and Environmental Impacts of
Crude Oil Released into Aqueous Environments
ECRC~SIMEC
Robert StarkesManager Atlantic Region
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Presentation Contents
ECRC~SIMEC overview Response examples with crude oils Training and development activities Opportunities for development
Health and safety considerations Response strategies
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ECRC OverviewMandate and Mission
Mandate Provide marine oil spill response capacity for its Canada
Shipping Act Membership (designated oil handling facilities (OHF) and vessels of a prescribed class) throughout it’s Geographic Area of Response (GAR).
Mission Maintain a constant state of preparedness and
operational readiness consistent with the legislation at an affordable cost to our Members.
Provide value added preparedness services to all of our members.
Assume a leadership role in the preparedness to oil spill response within the community at large.
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ECRC OverviewECRC~SIMEC Clients
>1900 total members >1900 Vessel Members
(>600 Bulk & >1300 Non-Bulk) >40 OHF Members with >80
Facilities >20 Subscribers (Elective Members Pay
an Annual Fee, but no bulk oil cargo Fee )
Enbridge Pipelines, Montreal Pipe Line Ltd., Trans Northern Pipelines, Hibernia Mgt & Dev. Co. Ltd, Husky Oil, Exxon-Mobil, Suncor Energy, Chevron, M-I Drilling Fluids NS, Bruce Power, Hydro Quebec, IOL Pipe Line, CN Rail , CP Rail…
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ECRC OverviewGeographical Area of Coverage
Western Canada Marine Response Corporation (WCMRC)
Atlantic Emergency Response Team (ALERT)
Eastern Canada Response Corporation (ECRC)
Point Tupper Marine Services (PTMS)
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ECRC OverviewResponse Centres
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Corunna
Verchères
Quebec City Sept Iles
St. John’s
Dartmouth
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ECRC OverviewResponse Capacity
2,500 tonnes capacity at five Response Centres & 3,500 tonnes at St. John’s, NL. Road transportable and preloaded on trailers Variety of equipment for containment, recovery, transfer, clean-up Trained operators accompany the equipment
16,000 tonnes capacity within ECRC nationally Over 31,000 tonnes available via Mutual Aid across
Canada's 4 Response Organizations (RO’s) 46 ECRC personnel, >100 Advisors and >500 trained 3rd
party contractors (responders) Additional capability via the Global Response Network
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WORK BOATS
ECRC OverviewResponse Equipment
SEATRUCK
GP BOOM
SKIMMER
FLOATING STORAGE TANKS
SWEEP SYSTEM
STORAGE BARGE
HEAVY OIL SKIMMING
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ECRC OverviewSpill Responses
Typically 15 - 20 incidents per year >300 responses in 20 years (3 Regions)
• Varying sizes: 1 litre to >1000m3
• Wide range of products – Jet fuel to Bunker C, conventional and synthetic crudes
• Different environments – fresh, estuarine, marine• Varying durations: 1 day to 3 years (seasonal)• Across all seasons and temperatures -30°C to 30°C• Working in snow, ice, and pack ice conditions• Involving 5 - 450 workers
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Operational ExperienceCrude Oil
Operational experiences with crude oil in different aqueous environments, include:1. Open ocean environment
2. Beaver ponds and stream
3. Sheltered marine
4. Gulf of Mexico
5. Fen and pond
6. Lake and river
7. River with ice cover
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Operational ExperienceOffshore Newfoundland
Open ocean environment – crude oil
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Operational ExperienceMitsue Hill, Alberta
Pipeline spill (~1100m3 of crude oil) into a small stream and beaver ponds
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Operational ExperienceSheltered Marine
Marine terminal (OHF) in Halifax Harbour Small spill of crude oil
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Operational ExperienceDeepwater Horizon, GOM
ECRC provided SCAT Team Leaders 2010-2012
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Operational Experience Deepwater Horizon, GOM
Snorkel SCAT
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Operational ExperienceNorthern Alberta
Pipeline spill of 1300bbl of light synthetic crude across land into a fen and pond
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Operational ExperienceNorthern Alberta
Air monitoring requirements Respirator requirements
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Operational ExperienceLac Megantic, Quebec
Train Derailment – Bakken crude spilled into lake and river.
River bed SCAT Assessment
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Operational ExperienceLac Megantic, Quebec
River treatment operations
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Operational ExperienceGagoma, Ontario
Train derailment near ice-covered river Light synthetic crude
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Training and Development
Selected training areas Responder training program
Core training for >500 responders) Oil-in-ice training SCAT training Land-spills (truck rollover) training Incident Command System (ICS) training Tidal inlets protection response techniques Offshore response equipment
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Training and Development
Conference Attendance Regular attendance to key oil spill response
conferences (IOSC, AMOP, InterSpill, Clean Gulf, REET)
Workshops Sinking Oils Workshop Diluted Bitumen Workshop Group IV Oils Workshop Effects of Oil on Wildlife Workshop Oil-In-Ice Workshop Land-spills (truck rollover) workshop Tidal Inlets Protection Strategies Workshop
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Training and Development
Other activities: 100’s of table-top and field exercises Participation in oil weathering studies Review of oil testing results Modeling software training (OilMap) Regular use of ADIOS modeling Sensitivity and operational mapping system Participation in NOFO Oil-On-Water Exercise
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Training and Development
ECRC is a member of the Global Response Network (GRN) Active contributors to GRN Operational Teams
Offshore Remote Sensing Dispersants In-Situ Burning Near-Shore Ice-Covered Waters
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Training and Development
Kinder Morgan Dilbit Study Tidal Inlet Protection Strategies
Response personnel need to have an understanding of both oil properties and practical response strategies for different environments
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Opportunities for Development
Health and Safety From a response perspective, a key element
across all environments is…….People Need to address personnel health and safety issues as a
priority Key considerations for early-on-scene responders
Air monitoring requirements Better characterization of oils regarding: explosive hazards,
benzene levels, VOC’s, H2S
Personal protective equipment requirements Respiratory protection Clothing protection
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Opportunities for Development
Response Strategies Oil-on-water exercises Dispersant testing field trials In-situ burning
Windows of opportunity Potential use of herding agents
Oil-in-ice (pack/broken ice) In-situ burning Dispersant
Knowledge sharing - academic to application
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QUESTIONS???