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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)
This document addresses Finding 9 of the OGP Global Industry Response Group (GIRG) report which recommended that industry conduct an assessment of potential exposure based on current Tier 2, Tier 3 and commercial response bases to help inform the potential location of any additional resources required.
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.
Good practice guidelines for incident management and emergency response personnel.
Good practice guidelines for incident management and emergency response personnel.
This report provides recommended practice for GIS/mapping in support of oil spill response...
Oil spill contingency planning is the process of developing a suitable spill response capability that is in compliance with the local regulatory framework and commensurate with the oil spill risks of an organization or facility. (Revision 2016)
Dispersant use can be an effective way of minimizing the overall ecological and socio-economic damage, by preventing oil from reaching coastal habitats and shorelines (Revision 2016)
This Good Practice Guide is based on the Aerial Observation of Oil Pollution at Sea Operational Guide developed by CEDRE, and provides guidance on the identification and observation (Revision 2016)
The Oil Spill Response Joint Industry Project (OSR-JIP) technical document (Revision 2016)
Tiered Preparedness and Response is recognised as the basis on which to establish a robust oil spill preparedness and response framework. (Revision 2016)
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on estimating the effectiveness of dispersant application in the field by describing: the factors that determine the effectiveness of dispersant; and how the effectiveness of dispersant application in the field may be monitored, evaluated and verified
This report provides a summary and analysis of the current ROV fleet...
The document provides an overview of the key concepts and solutions in oiled wildlife response preparedness, and explains how a higher level of integrated preparedness can be achieved. (Revision 2016)
An effective incident management requires the ability to establish command and controlâi.e. to move the management of the response from the initial reactive
This document provides guidance on constructing an exercise programme that is suitable for meeting an organization's or facility's requirements in training for spills associated with oil exploration (Revision 2016)
Ipieca has published the report of its 40th Anniversary conference held in London on 3 April 2014.
This report focuses on identifying capabilities and gaps associated with surveillance monitoring from aircraft, covering both surveillance platforms and sensors. The report then conducts an assessment of the capabilities of the technology for OSR and provides findings for enhanced use of the technology by the industry.
The Oil Spill Industry Project (JIP) technical report (Revision 2016)
Good practice guidelines for incident management and emergency response personnel (Revision 2016)
This report provides an assessment of satellite surveillance for oil spill response and focuses on identifying capabilities and gaps associated with surveillance monitoring from satellites. The report focuses on the surveillance capabilities of satellites, considering both the intrinsic capabilities and the practical and operational capabilities of sensors
In the event of a major incident, neighbouring companies may be asked to provide responders, oil spill response equipment and associated materials, either individually or as part of a mutual aid programme.
In general, mutual aid plans are written to encompass the possibility that responders
The Oil Spill Industry Project (JIP) technical report (Revision 2016)
This report evaluates a range of oil detection sensors and oceanographic vehicles and their overall compatibility for detecting and tracking oil in water. Oil detection sensors include in situ contact sensors that utilize either direct or indirect sensing methods and surface remote sensors that utilize either passive or active sensing methods. Oceanographic vehicles include autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs), and manned surface vessels.
Responder training is an essential pre-condition for effective oil spill response, which requires personnel who understand... (Revision 2)
Despite the best intentions of an on-water response to an oil spill at sea or in a river, the likelihood is that at least some of the spilled oil will eventually reach the shoreline. (Revision 2016)
The Timeline Tool assists professionals planning extractive projects in coordinating project development calendars, biodiversity impact assessment and management schedules, and financial timelines and milestones.
This document refers to the importance of oil characterisation and the oil spill response parameters important in assessing strategy following a spill.
A document detailing the planning principles of ensuring a robust dispersant logistics and supply chain during an incident.
The Oil Spill Industry Project (JIP) technical report (Revision 2016)
A technical support document to accompany the Ipieca-IOGP guidance on surface and subsurface dispersant
The Oil Spill Joint Industry Project (JIP) technical report (Revision 2016)
When an oil spill occurs, the issue of health and safety, both for the public and oil spill responders, is a serious consideration. (Revision 2016)
The Oil Spill Response Joint Industry Project (OSR-JIP) technical document (Revision 2016)
A fact sheet from a series developed by Ipieca and OGP to demonstrate the oil and gas industry's present and future contribution to sustainable development. Prepared in advance of the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). The issues that dominate the sustainable development agenda - climate change, biodiversity impacts and access to energy - are too big for individual companies to tackle alone.
Sensitivity maps convey essential information to those responding to oil spills by identifying the sites of coastal resources and environmentally-sensitive areas. (Revision 2016)
This publication communicates how the oil and gas industry is using partnerships to respond to challenges of meeting global energy demand and to contribute to sustainable development. The publication explores the partnering process through challenges and lessons learned identified by Ipieca members and their partners in the forty case studies featured.
The objectives and activities of OSPRI are explained in this short briefing paper.
Title Type Theme Published Download 
Economic assessment and compensation for marine oil releases Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 20 Oct 2022 
Dispersant decision toolkit Good practice guidance 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 (2019) 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 
The global distribution and assessment of major oil spill response resources Awareness brief Marine spill preparedness and response 16 Aug 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 
Response strategy development using net environmental benefit analysis (NEBA) 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 
Dispersants: subsea application Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 01 Jun 2015 
Impacts of oil spills on shorelines Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 21 May 2015 
In-water surveillance of oil spills at sea Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 01 May 2015 
Common Operating Picture Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 17 Apr 2015 
Contingency planning for oil spills on water Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 15 Apr 2015 
Dispersants: surface application Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 15 Apr 2015 
Aerial observation of oil spills at sea Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 15 Feb 2015 
At-sea monitoring of surface dispersant effectiveness Oil Spill Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 08 Feb 2015 
Tiered preparedness and response Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 15 Jan 2015 
At-sea monitoring of surface dispersant effectiveness Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 15 Dec 2014 
Capabilities and uses of sensor and video - equipped waterborne surveillance-ROVs for subsea detection and tracking of oil spills. Awareness brief Marine spill preparedness and response 14 Dec 2014 
Wildlife response preparedness Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 15 Oct 2014 
Incident management system (IMS) Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 23 Aug 2014 
Oil spill exercises Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 24 Jul 2014 
Ipieca 40th Anniversary Conference Report Awareness brief Marine spill preparedness and response, Corporate 05 Jun 2014 
An assessment of surface surveillance capabilities for oil spill response using airborne remote sensing Awareness brief Marine spill preparedness and response 16 May 2014 
Regulatory approval of dispersant products and authorization for their use Awareness brief Marine spill preparedness and response 15 May 2014 
Oil spill waste minimization and management Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 17 Apr 2014 
An assessment of surface surveillance capabilities for oil spill response using satellite remote sensing Awareness brief Marine spill preparedness and response 16 Apr 2014 
Mutual Aid Indemnification and Liability including a template Emergency Personnel Secondment AgreementGood practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 16 Apr 2014 
Guidelines for the selection of in-situ burning equipment Awareness brief Marine spill preparedness and response 14 Apr 2014 
Capabilities and uses of sensor-equipped ocean vehicles for subsea and surface detection and tracking of oil spills Awareness brief Marine spill preparedness and response 16 Mar 2014 
Oil spill training Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 24 Feb 2014 
A guide to oiled shoreline assessment (SCAT) surveys Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 24 Jan 2014 
Timeline Tool (CSBI) Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 24 Dec 2013 
Guidelines on oil characterization to inform spill response decisions Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 16 Nov 2013 
Dispersant logistics and supply planning Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 27 Jun 2013 
Dispersants logistics and supply planning Awareness brief Marine spill preparedness and response 12 Jun 2013 
Dispersant storage, maintenance, transport and testing Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 01 Jun 2013 
The use of decanting during offshore oil spill recovery operations Awareness brief Marine spill preparedness and response 14 May 2013 
Oil spill responder health & safety Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 27 Feb 2013 
Oil spill risk assessment and response planning for offshore installations Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 08 Feb 2013 
Partnerships: working together to achieve more. Fact sheet Climate, Nature, People, Marine spill preparedness and response, Corporate 28 Apr 2012 
Sensitivity mapping for oil spill response Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 27 Apr 2012 
Partnerships in the oil and gas industry. Good practice guidance Climate, Nature, People, Sustainability, Marine spill preparedness and response 13 Apr 2006 
Oil Spill Preparedness Regional Initiative (OSPRI) Awareness brief Marine spill preparedness and response 22 May 2005