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A technical support document to accompany the Ipieca-IOGP guidance on surface and subsurface dispersant
This updated edition reflects five years of industry experience and technical advancements.
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.
Arpel, IMO and Ipieca launch and present a live demonstration of the new web application of RETOS™ (Readiness Evaluation Tool for Oil Spills).
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.
Ipieca has released updated guidance on oil spill preparedness and response.
This report was developed to share guidance with those interested in understanding subsea well response competency and the skills that sit within it.
A technical support document to accompany the Ipieca-IOGP guidance on net environmental benefit analysis (NEBA)
Good practice guidelines for incident management and emergency response personnel.
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)
Title Type Theme Published Download 
Dispersant storage, maintenance, transport and testing Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 22 Jan 2026 
Source control emergency response planning guide for subsea wells Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 11 Sep 2025 
Readiness evaluation tool for oil spills Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 09 Jul 2024 
Global launch of RETOS™ Webinar Marine spill preparedness and response 09 Jul 2024 
Oil spill exercises Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 10 Aug 2023 
Oil spill preparedness and response: an introduction Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 12 Aug 2019 
Guidance for subsea source control competency and skills Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 01 Jan 2019 
Guidelines on implementing spill impact mitigation assessment (SIMA) 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 
Contingency planning for oil spills on water Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 15 Apr 2015