Keynote Address - Jim Sandkvist

2011 WMU–IMO Conference on Oil Spill Risk Management 7–9 March, Malmö, Sweden

How to fill the RESPONSE GAP? – strategies and an ARCTIC INITIATIVE Key note address Jim Sandkvist Vice President, Head Maritime Operations SSPA Sweden AB jim.sandkvist@sspa.se

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SSPA Sweden AB • • • •

Consultant Company Maritime solutions 90 persons World wide

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Shipping Infrastructure Arctic operations planning Ice Management Oil spills in Ice Risk analysis

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Increased activities and interest in the Arctic Oil and gas Shipping Tourism

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Arctic summer limitations How many days available for drilling?

June

October

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Spill scenarios in Arctic Shipping • Accidental spills due to collisions, groundings; bunker • Cargo, tanker volume • Chemicals

Drilling activities • Daily spills, smaller volumes • Chemicals, muds • Accidental spills, ship collisions, bunker, fuel

• Blow out spills YOUR MARITIME SOLUTION PARTNER

Floes left for SOVIETSKY SOYOUZ to Process.

Floes left for ODEN to Process.

Well managed Ice in front of Drilling vessel..

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Oil in Ice Management Upwelling flow of oil generates surface flow outbound from the plume, creates open areas and balances ice concentration, movement , wind and currents

oil

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Oil in Ice Challenge • Will spill risks/ consequences/ response capabilities influence on drill plans?

Yes! • Ice • Remoteness • Lack of resources

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Risk awareness Risks in all operations must be Identified Quantified Handled Avoided Minimized Tolerated?

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Risk, tolerance and demands 1/ Response gap 2/ Same year relief well drilling ”How are risks for low frequency – high consequence events judged?”

Worst case scenario?

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How to fill the response gap?

• Technology – Best available technology – Capacity ‐ resources

• Organisation – Risk awareness and management – Strategy ‐ Oil in Ice management – Professional staff

• Economy – Planning – Cooperation

Still a gap?

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Logistical chain in oil spill recovery • • • • •

Detection Control Recovery Storage Disposal

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Oil in Ice Management

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Spill response criteria • • • • • • • •

Alertness – Immediate response Be there Strategy – know what to do Methods – know how to do it and when it works Do it yourself – no second team shows up after 6 hours Resources – capacity, equipment, cold climate Logistics – where to put it all?

Storage capacity needed

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Fill the Gap • Drill site response – Immediate response at alarm – BOP, emergency preparedness, spill response resources, oil in ice management, etc

• Second wave response for continuity and capacity

International Arctic Emergency Response Force

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Arctic Emergency Response Organisation • • • • • • • •

Canada Denmark / Greenland, Faroe Islands Finland Island Norway Russian Federation Sweden United States of America

Contracted by operators, expected to do so by national authorities and strongly supported by internationals like Arctic Council and others

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Arctic Emergency Response Organisation •

Meets demands on immediate response, capacity and resources in emergency situations

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Add resources to fill the response gap

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Common resource for all operators

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Strategic positioning – minor delay

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Bridgehead for logistics and second waves

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Safe haven

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AERF ‐ Fleet • Ice breakers available among member states for Arctic summer use • Equipped and upgraded for remote spill and SAR operations

Ship data Oden Length: 108 m Beam: 30 m Displacement: 13 000 t HFO tanks: 3 400 m3 Ballast tanks: 3 600 m3 Main engines: 18 MW Pumps: 2 x 10 000 m3/h Boilers: 2 x 3 000 kg/h@6 bar

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Arctic Emergency Response Organisation…

• The organisation • Independent body – accepted by the Arctic Council and member states • Established and accepted response strategies • Professional manning and management • Trained in oil in ice management and emergency response • Open, well defined interface to other resources, operators

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Arctic Emergency Response Organisation…

• Costs • • • •

Based on existing fleet budgets (Sweden, Finland, Russia….)

Off season ‐ In operation during summer activities Additional funding for equipment and upgrading Organisation, Manning and Training

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Arctic Emergency Response Organisation…

• Funding • Self supporting • Mandatory on national/ international levels • Contracted by operators – common resource • Public sector – Private sector Partnership • Cost sharing principles

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Initiatives taken…

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Thank you!

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