Introduction
This Marine Oil Spills, Pollution and Prevention training course discusses the complex nature of petroleum hydrocarbon exploration and production and, the unintended environmental impact consequences of pollution when oil spills occur from refineries, offshore platforms and road and marine transport tankers. Featuring global case studies and best practices, this course provides delegates with an understanding of how oil spills occur and discusses the most effective preventative, response and recovery methods to assess and control these potential environmental impact incidents.
Course Objectives
Objectives of this Marine Oil Spills, Pollution and Prevention training course are:
- Learn about various types of oil spills and their environmental effects
- Learn about relevant environmental treatment options for dealing with pollution
- Learn to priorities potential oil spills in establishing preventative control measures
- Show relationship between health, wildlife and environment affected by oil pollution
- Discussion of current methods for clean-up and recovery from oil spills and pollution
- Learn how to establish effective emergency response plans for oil spills
Who Should Attend?
This Oil Spills and Pollution training course will greatly benefit:
- Individuals who have responsibilities for assessing and controlling an organization’s potential process and operational risks
- Production, process, maintenance, health, safety and environment personnel
- All personnel involved in planning and/or implementing of an organization’s environmental management program
- Professionals involved in designing, selecting, sizing, specifying, installing, testing, operating and maintaining systems.
- Professionals, Technologists, Supervisory personnel, Senior Engineers, Team Leaders and Managers engaged in the refinery operation and oil production/exploration activities, who have a considerable experience and who are required to understand and discuss issues related to their processes.
- Process and Process Control Engineering, Technologists, Supervisory personnel, Senior Engineers, Team Leaders and Managers.
- Geologists and Reservoir Engineering: Supervisors, Engineers, Team Leaders and Managers.
- Harbor Master, Marine/Port Control Tower Operator, Tug Operator.
- Operational Planning, Refinery Scheduling Engineers, Team Leaders and Managers.
- Oil and Gas Operation (Upstream/Downstream): Filed/Control Room Operators, Supervisors, Engineers, Team Leaders and Managers.
- Mechanical, Rotating and Maintenance Planning: Supervisors, Engineers, Team Leaders and Managers.
- Chemicals storage warehouses: Supervisors, Engineers, Team Leaders and Managers.
- Laboratory Service: Technologists, Supervisory personnel, Senior Technologists, Team leaders and Managers.
- Health, Safety and Environment (HSE): Supervisors, Engineers, Team Leaders and Managers.
- Instrument Maintenance: Supervisors, Engineers, Team Leaders and Managers.
- Project Management: Supervisors, Engineers, Team Leaders and Managers.
- Commercial, Financial, Insurance and Legal Management: Controllers, Senior Engineers, Team Leaders and Managers engaged in the refinery operation and oil production/exploration activities.
- Business, sales, technical, and scientific personnel with limited or no broad refinery operating and oil production/exploration experience, along with technical sales personnel.
- Those involved in selling equipment or supplies to the refinery operations and oil production/ exploration industry.
- Those involved with economic evaluations of refinery operations and oil production/ exploration will benefit from this training course.
Course Outline
Overview of Oil Spills and Pollution
- Overview of global oil spill incidents
- Types of oil and their different properties
- Historical concerns over oil pollution
- Sources and patterns of oil spills
- Spillage from exploration and production facilities
Environmental Effects of Oil Pollution
- Effects of oil pollution on the environment
- Oil seepage Vs Oil Spills
- Routes of oil pollution exposure
- Oil pollution effect differences in freshwater and saltwater
- Ecological effects of oil spills and pollution
Oil Spill and Pollution Prevention
- Risk identification and analysis of potential oil spill and pollution scenarios
- Establishing effective oil spill and pollution preventative risk controls
- Hazards of Oil transportation – road and sea
- Refinery and Offshore platform oil spills and their impacts
- Modern tanker design (single and double hulls)
- Case Study – Part 3: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Oil Spill & Pollution Response and Recovery
- Overview of oil spill response options
- Establishing and activating oil spill contingency plans
- Emergency and medical response procedures during oil spills
- Oil spill pollution treatment options for containment and dispersion
- Conducting oil spill and pollution response emergency exercises and drills
Management and Prevention Review
- Oil Spill & Pollution workshop
- Review of oil case studies and their cause of oil spill incidents
- Review of conducting an oil spill and pollution risk assessment
- Discussion of preventative, response and recovery of oil spill incidents
- Review of developing emergency procedures for oil spills and pollution incidents
- Review of oil spill and pollution recovery treatment options
- Course Review: Key points summary of course topics