Analysis of US Oil Spill Trends to Develop Scenarios for Contingency Planning

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Petroleum and Gas
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Analysis,
Business Operations,
Business Security,
Contingency Planning,
Government,
Regulations,
Vessel
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Environmental Research Consulting

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Overview: A method for using past US oil spill data to project potential future vessel spill sizes was demonstrated including methods for taking into account vessel type and local factors (e.g., vessel traffic, navigational hazards, and regulations) and implementation of spill prevention measures e.g., tanker double-hulls). This paper describes a methodology, for determining "theoretical" vs. most-likely" worst-case oil discharge scenarios. Past vessel, spills were analyzed for vessel- and spill cause-specific percent cargo or fuel outflow. Distributions of outflow percentages were then imposed on various annual vessel traffic patterns to determine the probability distribution functions of spill types that would be expected if there were spills.

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Format: PDF | Size: 216KB | Date: Nov 2002 | Pages: 16

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