IUCN ISRP FOLLOW UP WORKSHOP

OIL SPILLS

General Comments• Oil spills are a risk.• Oil may pass over and impact WGW feeding areas if a

large spill occurs. • Reduction of spill frequency and volume is a major

consideration in the design and construction of oil facilities.

• Will the additional work/studies and data obtained result in a reduced oil spill risk or improved environmental benefit ?

Currently 125 OSR commitments are completed, being worked on or planned for:• 53 General commitments

(Plus 9 related issues being monitored)• 45 Offshore response

(Plus 62 related issues being monitored)• 9 Onshore • 2 Construction and Design

(Plus 16 related issues being monitored)

(Latest commitments made after the CEA Report and latest Lenders/ Stakeholders meetings are not yet included)

End Deliverables of the OSR Work Programme 2004-2006 (1)

• Oil Spill Response Plans that are compliant with RFregulations and consistent with world’s best practice.

• An OSR management system that is effective and an integral part of a wider OSR system on Sakhalin.

• Equipment of a design that is appropriate for Sakhalin conditions and oils, and a quantity sufficient for the foreseeable risks.

• Trained OSR staff within SEIC and in associated Sakhalin-based oil Companies and Government Agencies.

End Deliverables of the OSR Work Programme 2004-2006 (2)

• Sound and effective working relationships with Sakhalinand RF emergency response and regulatory agencies.

• An effective Regional OSR system (Japan, Russia, China, Korea).

• Systems and procedures for the rapid deployment of international OSR resources.

• Procedures and arrangements to ensure that all of theabove are maintained and continued.

OSR 7 Dispersant Strategy and Assessment of Net Environmental Benefit

A range of scenarios will be assessed to determine thefollowing:

• Likely success of dispersant operations considering, time for deployment, size of spill vs. volume of

dispersants, capacity to apply dispersants.

• Environmental cost of, successful dispersion, partialdispersion, non-use of dispersants (i.e. oil impact).

• Scenarios or locations when dispersant use is clearly not favoured or clearly favoured will be developed.

OSR 9OSR Training

Numerous training programmes are being, and will be, undertaken for SEIC. Most of these will also involve personnel from Government agencies and other oil companies on Sakhalin Island:

• Familiarisation Training (OSR Introductory Course). • Shoreline Response.• Inland Spills.• Wildlife Response.• Equipment Operators Course and Exercises.• Field exercises and drills.• Senior management.• ICS (Emergency Management Systems).

OSR 16, 18, 19 and 38Transboundary Issues.

• Transboundary risks have been identified as part of the oil spill modelling studies.

• Additional trans-boundary issues will be addressed as partof the process of developing OSRPs, particularly for Aniva Bay facilities (see below).

• SEIC is currently participating in a number of regional forums to assist in the development of regionalcooperation.

• SEIC has an OSR MOU with Japanese Coast GuardMDPC, this will be revised and upgraded in 2004

OSR 31 Equipment/Response Capability Review & Procurement• The equipment held for Phase 1 has been reassessed

• Phase 2 OSR equipment list is being reassessed.

• This assessment covers, location of equipment; type ofequipment; amount; logistics (transport, storage)specifications of equipment (related to oil character andenvironmental conditions including ice).

• The review encompasses SEIC, ENL, Government andregional equipment and OSR capabilities and requirements.

OSR 33 Oil Spill Response in Ice Conditions • Reviews of available strategies have been commissioned.

These are currently being edited.

• Future studies are being undertaken with ExxonMobil andother companies (Use of Herders, Use of Dispersants incold conditions).

• It is anticipated that future studies will encompass:- oil behaviour and persistence, - trajectory studies, and - assessment and development of technologies for

- tracking, - recovering, or - treatment of oil in ice and - spill response equipment

OSR 35 Oil Behaviour Studies • The behaviour of crudes in summer, autumn, spring and winter conditions

will be investigated through laboratory testing.

• Studies emphasise oil persistence at sea and characteristics such asspreading rate and viscosity.

• Oil fates (dissolution, evaporation, emulsification rates) will be measuredunder realistic conditions (Sea states and temperatures)

• When details are obtained regarding the of the blending of condensate into the crude, and consequent changes in oil character, the need forfurther studies will be assessed.

• Oil behaviour findings will be input into oil spill trajectory models.

• Oil behaviour in fresh water will also be studied, in particular dissolutionand evaporation rates.

2003 2004 2005 2006

OSRP Approvals

OSR Equipment Review

Shoreline and Land Field Surveys

Trajectory Studies

Dispersant Net Environmental Benefit Studies

Oil Spill Response in Ice Studies

Assessment of Trans-boundary Oil Spill Risks

OSRP Development

Oil Behaviour Studies

Development of Regional OSR Capability

OSR Work Plan: April 2005

ISRP ISSUES (OIL SPILL)

• Information Gaps- Gaps in information provided by SEIC

(8, 9,11, 17, 23, 43).- Gaps in general information available

(10, 12,13,14,15*).• Risk-related information needs

(16,19, 21, 22).• Future Commitments

(45).

* Related to general monitoring / habitat

Information Gaps: Information provided by SEIC• Issue 8: Potential effects of gas release.• Issue 9: Information re wind speeds and sea temp’s

needed for oil persistence calculations.• Issue 11: Emulsification process.• Issue 17: Modelling of blowouts and pipeline

alternatives • Issue 18: Scope of modelling presented in CEA• Issue 20: HSE Case (and QRA) not available.• Issue 23: OSR preparedness; plans, training, tiered

system, oil in ice etc. • Issue 43: Oceanographic data; currents, tides, winds.

Information Gaps: General Gaps in Knowledge/ Information

• Issue 10: Persistence of particular HCs• Issue 12: Acute/chronic toxicity of oil.• Issue 13: Toxicity changes with dispersant use.• Issue 14: Fate and effects of individual HCs.• Issue 15: Fate of non-oil contaminants.

Risk Related Information

• Issue 16: Tanker types to be used at Aniva Bay.• Issue 19: Leak detection on pipelines.• Issue 21: QRA for Aniva Bay construction and

operations.• Issue 22: QRA comparisons of pipeline routes.

Future Commitments

• Issue 45: Future research /monitoring if an oil spilloccurs.

General Comments• Oil spills are a risk.• Oil may pass over and impact WGW feeding areas if a

large spill occurs. • Reduction of spill frequency and volume is a major

consideration in the design and construction of oil facilities.

• Will the additional work/studies and data obtained result in a reduced oil spill risk or improved environmental benefit ?

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