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Oil Spill Mitigation and Management in the

Timor Sea
The importance of developing Oil Spill Contingency Plan to
mitigate the impact of an oil spill
Edelina Melisa
Senior Consultant, OSRL

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Introduction - About OSRL
World’s leading global oil spill response specialist since 1985
Exxon Valdez - Alaska (1989)

Largest international industry funded cooperative

OSRL is wholly owned by most of the environmentally responsible oil, gas
and energy companies who represents the majority of global oil production.
Global integrated provider for surface response & subsea well source Evoikos - Singapore (1997)

control services
Members gain access to OSRL’s full suite of expertise for their response and
preparedness needs on a global basis
Macondo – Gulf of Mexico (2010)

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Oil Spill Contingency Plan (OSCP)
What is OSCP? Why Plan?
An OSCP serves as a guidance document for  Legislative requirement
the incident management team to make rapid  Inline with international industry’s Good
assessments and informed decisions during Practice Guide (GPG)
oil spill incident response, in order to ultimately
 Better control of the incident
achieve the response objective
 Highlights tiered capability
 Delegated roles & responsibilities
 Ensure effective response
 Correct use of response techniques

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Contingency Planning Process
Process of developing a suitable spill response capability that is in compliance with the regulatory
framework and commensurate with the oil spill risks of an organization or facility.

 Tells you what to do at

initial stage of an oil spill
emergency.
 Provide supporting
information that you may
need during an oil spill.

Source: Adapted from JIP6, JIP12. https://www.ipieca.org/resources/

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 Regulatory Framework
• OPRC 1990 • Presidential Decree No. 109/2006 on Oil Spill
• OPRC-HNS 2000 Response at Sea and Establishment of Oil
• MARPOL 73/78 Spill Response National Team
National/ • Ministry of Transportation Decree No. 355 /
• CLC 92 International
Local 2008 on Establishment of PUSKODALNAS
• Fund Conventions
Legislation
& • Kepmenhub No. 58 of 2013 Pollution
&
Agreements Control at Marine and Port
Regulations

Environment
• UNEP Regional Seas Regional & • UNESCO World Heritage Convention
al & Cultural
Programme Bilateral • Convention on Wetlands of International
Conventions
• ASEAN OSRAP Agreements Importance (Ramsar Convention)
/Agreements
• Gulf of Thailand Joint
Framework

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Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response & Cooperation (OPRC) 1990

Adopted in 1990 and entry into force in 1995

Covers spill from offshore E&P platforms,
24 March 1989
ports, oil handling facilities, and ships
Provides framework for:
 National authorities and focal points for oil
pollution preparedness and response
 National Oil Spill Contingency Plan
 Oil pollution reporting procedures
13 May 1995
30 November 1989  Arrangement of requesting for assistance
as well as offering assistance
 Training and exercise program
 Develop and maintain adequate capability

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OPRC 1990
Main Articles
Art. 1 General provisions
Art. 2 Definitions
Art. 3 Oil pollution emergency plans Have a plan! (Responsibility)
Art. 4 Oil pollution reporting procedures Have a reporting procedure
Art. 5 Action on receiving an oil pollution report
Notification / Mobilisation
Art. 6 National and regional systems
for preparedness and response Response Framework
Art. 7 International co-operation in pollution response Other Govts / Industry
Art. 8 Research and development
Art. 9 Technical co-operation
Art 10 Promotion of bilateral and multilateral
co-operation in preparedness and response

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OPRC 1990: Practicalities of Assistance
 Evaluation of incident and identification of needs
 Arrangements for supporting external response assistance
 visas, interpreters, customs, security
 Logistic support for external assistance
 transport, vessels, recovered oil storage, waste disposal
 Demobilisation of equipment prior to return to lender
 Reimbursement of costs

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Stakeholder Engagement
Coordination between governments, industry, and communities before, during, and after a spill
facilitates the least possible impact to the environment and community resources.
LOCAL, REGIONAL,
PREPAREDNESS AND NATIONAL

AND RESPONSE GOVERNMENT

ADMINISTRATIONS
COMMUNITY

• OPEN LINES OF COMMUNICATION

COMMUNITY
• TRANSPARENT DECISION-MAKING MEMBERS
• CLARIFICATION OF POLICY
• RESPONSIBLE PARTY
• REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS
• GOVERNMENT ENTITIES
• POTENTIALLY IMPACTED MEDIA

STAKEHOLDERS
• POTENTIALLY AFFECTED COMMUNITY
• SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS

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Tiered Preparedness & Response
WHAT is it? WHY is it used?
 Internationally recognized planning  Integration of local, regional, and global
approach used to: industry capabilities into oil spill response
• Define and structure levels of oil spill planning;
response capabilities;  Industry’s ability to effectively respond to
• Plan for appropriate resources to be an oil spill of any magnitude
rapidly mobilized and cascaded to an
incident location;
• Enable response escalation for an oil spill
of any magnitude

People Equipment Additional Support

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Tiered Preparedness & Response Approach
To Determine Response Capability

The tiers represent the

various levels of resource
capacity required to
respond to a specific
facility or region, and do
not represent quantitative
measurements of capacity.

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Benefits of Contingency Planning
 Saves time in an emergency
 Provides a response structure & procedures
 Improves operational efficiency & effectiveness
 Instills confidence in response processes
 Identifies links with stakeholders as well as response organisations
 Helps protect reputation

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