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As we transition to a more sustainable future, alternative fuels and their associated products are becoming more prevalent in production, manufacturing and use. Their safe handling and prevention of spills is a priority.
The 'Plastic pellets clean-up field guide' provides practical, operational guidance to support safe and effective recovery following a marine or coastal plastic pellets incident.
A technical support document to accompany the Ipieca-IOGP guidance on surface and subsurface dispersant
This document introduces the principles of oil spill waste management, emphasising the need to incorporate a waste management plan as part of the oil spill contingency planning process.
This updated edition reflects five years of industry experience and technical advancements.
Arpel, IMO and Ipieca launch and present a live demonstration of the new web application of RETOS™ (Readiness Evaluation Tool for Oil Spills).
The Readiness Evaluation Tool for Oil Spills (RETOS™) aims to assist governments and companies in assessing their level of oil spill response planning and readiness management.
An Incident Management System (IMS) is essential to optimizing response times and efficiency, providing clarity in command and control, improving resource coordination and communications, and facilitating the cooperation and integration of responding organizations.
This document is aimed at those persons responsible for ensuring that oil spill contingency plans are practised and verified, providing guidance on constructing an exercise programme that is suitable for meeting an organization’s or facility’s requirements.
This document identifies the principal health and safety issues when an oil spill occurs, their degree of severity and the practical steps to minimize the impact of the spill.
This guidance considers the effects of oil releases on fisheries, tourism and other commercial activities, and outlines available compensation schemes.
Ipieca and IOGP have launched a quick reference infographic and video for local responders to use when deciding whether to spray surface dispersant on oil spills.
This document aims to help operators navigate the steps involved in implementing and maintaining a surveillance programme during a response to an oil spill.
This joint Ipieca-IOGP technical support document helps operators navigate the steps and good practices involved in planning for, and implementing, a monitoring and sampling programme.
This technical support document describes how to manage all the required onshore activities when dealing with an oil spill.
Ipieca has released updated guidance on oil spill preparedness and response.
Ipieca has partnered with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to develop a shared understanding of the implications of the UN SDGs for the oil and gas industry and how the industry can most effectively contribute.
This report was developed to share guidance with those interested in understanding subsea well response competency and the skills that sit within it.
A joint UNDP, IFC, Ipieca and ICMM side event summary
Ipieca has partnered with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to develop a shared understanding of the implications of the UN SDGs for the oil and gas industry and how the industry can most effectively contribute.
This Good Practice Guide (GPG) builds on two reports, the first produced on behalf of the Ipieca-IOGP OSR-JIP...
In-situ burning (ISB) is the controlled combustion or burning of hydrocarbon vapours...
This document sets out the important factors to be considered when contemplating the clean-up of an oiled shoreline... (Revision 2016)
At sea containment and recovery is the controlled encounter and collection of oil from the water's surface. (Revision 2016)
Good practice guidelines for incident management and emergency response personnel. (Revision 2016)
Most large, well-known oil spills have occurred in the marine environment rather than inland... (Revision 2016)
Volunteer assistance can prove to be a useful resource for spill response activities, and can provide quick access to a large number of people who often possess useful local knowledge...
Good practice guidelines for incident management and emergency response personnel (Revision 2016)
Good practice guidelines for incident management and emergency response personnel.
A technical support document to accompany the Ipieca-IOGP guidance on net environmental benefit analysis (NEBA)
A technical support document to accompany the Ipieca-IOGP guidance on wildlife response preparedness
Good practice guidelines for incident management and emergency response personnel.
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Response to spills of alternative fuels and energy products fact sheets Fact sheet Marine spill preparedness and response 24 Oct 2024 
Plastic pellets clean-up field guide Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 26 Jan 2026 
Dispersant storage, maintenance, transport and testing Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 22 Jan 2026 
Oil spill waste minimization and management Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 04 Dec 2025 
Source control emergency response planning guide for subsea wells Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 11 Sep 2025 
Global launch of RETOS™ Webinar Marine spill preparedness and response 09 Jul 2024 
Readiness evaluation tool for oil spills Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 09 Jul 2024 
Incident Management System for the oil and gas industry Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 10 Aug 2023 
Oil spill exercises Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 10 Aug 2023 
Oil spill responder health and safety Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 10 Aug 2023 
Economic assessment and compensation for marine oil releases Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 20 Oct 2022 
Dispersant decision toolkit Awareness brief Marine spill preparedness and response 11 Feb 2022 
Oil spill surveillance planning guidance Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 23 Nov 2021 
Oil spill monitoring and sampling Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 20 Nov 2020 
Shoreline response programme guidance Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 14 Jul 2020 
Oil spill preparedness and response: an introduction Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 12 Aug 2019 
Mapping the oil and gas industry to the Sustainable Development Goals: An Atlas (Executive summary) Awareness brief Sustainability, Marine spill preparedness and response, Corporate 17 Jul 2019 
Guidance for subsea source control competency and skills Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 01 Jan 2019 
A joint UNDP, IFC, Ipieca and ICMM side event summary Awareness brief Corporate, Marine spill preparedness and response 17 Nov 2017 
Mapping the oil and gas industry to the Sustainable Development Goals: An Atlas Awareness brief Sustainability, Marine spill preparedness and response, Corporate 19 Jul 2017 
Satellite remote sensing of oil spills at sea Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 20 Dec 2016 
Controlled in-situ burning of spilled oil Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 20 Oct 2016 
A guide to shoreline clean-up techniques Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 10 Dec 2015 
At-sea containment and recovery Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 01 Dec 2015 
Impacts of oil spills on marine ecology Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 12 Nov 2015 
Oil spills: inland response Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 09 Sep 2015 
Volunteer management Case study Marine spill preparedness and response 01 Jul 2015 
A guide to oiled shoreline clean-up techniques Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 11 Jun 2015 
Dispersants: subsea application Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 01 Jun 2015 
Guidelines on implementing spill impact mitigation assessment (SIMA) Awareness brief Marine spill preparedness and response 01 Jun 2015 
Key principles for the protection, care and rehabilitation of oiled wildlife Awareness brief Marine spill preparedness and response 01 Jun 2015 
Response strategy development using net environmental benefit analysis (NEBA) Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 01 Jun 2015