ARPEL Oil Spill Response Planning and Readiness Assessment Manual and its Readiness Evaluation Tool for Oil Spills (RETOS™) Version 2.1

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Operational procedures of any oil spill co-operation agreement have to address the conditions to have equipment and personnel from one country enter into the other's territory. These procedures should be developed in conjunction with the customs and immigration government authorities, based on the legislative framework of the countries, keeping ...

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Key words: Dispersants / monitoring / environmental benefit /- Company: ARPEL- Country: Uruguay- Dates: 2007- Document: Guideline- Author: ARPEL

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In-situ burning is recognized as a viable alternative to mechanical methods for cleaning up oil spills on water, and in near shore areas, wetlands, and other land situations. When performed properly and under the right conditions, in-situ burning can rapidly reduce the volume of spilled oil and eliminate the need ...

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This Guideline provides guidance on decision-making for in-situ burning of oil spills and practical advice on how to conduct burns. It contains a compilation of information and includes the scientific aspects of the burning process and its effects, examples from the extensive research into in-situ burns, and practical information about ...

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Key words: Policies and repair / warning systems / surveillance /- Company: ARPEL- Country: Uruguay- Dates: 2005- Document: Guideline- Author: Paul Wotherspoon / Lauri Solsberg

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Key words: Emergency / plans / risk assessment / accident / hazard /- Company: ARPEL- Country: Uruguay- Dates: 2004- Document: Guideline- Author: Jim Swiss / Peter Devenis / Cari Chernichen

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This document answers the most important questions to develop a regional strategy for the regional cooperation of oil spill contingency planning: what is regionalization? why? who? where? when? and -most important of all- how?

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The report outlines a number of criteria which should be considered when choosing a modelling program, including the need to interface with other programs such as sensitivity mapping. Also included is a summary matrix of commercially available software

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This guideline presents a framework for conducting oil spill risk assessments using various but consistent approaches which allow for their comparison. Although written to address oil spill risks, the framework and techniques can also be applied to other types of environmental risk assessments.

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This guideline has been developed to assist in the development of oil spill contingency plans for petroleum companies. The guideline information can be equally applied to all types of oil facilities and transportation systems, both onshore and offshore.

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This guideline has been prepared to provide assistance in the development of sensitivity maps for planning and response to hydrocarbons spills. The main objective is to provide guidelines on how to collect the environmental data required and how to display data on maps, considering: map formats, sizes and scales, use ...

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