LUKOIL: Arctic Spill Response Technologies Receive State Approvals
PJSC “LUKOIL” received a positive conclusion of the state environmental expertise on the technology of oil spill response on water bodies (marine and freshwater ecosystems) in the Arctic zone using sorbent materials and biotechnologies. The development of the Company received nine patents, proved its effectiveness during pilot tests and can …
Vikoma International: Paul Raynor Appointed Sales Director
Leading oil pollution and environmental technology company, Vikoma International Limited, has appointed a new Sales Director with a wealth of market sector experience. Vikoma International leads the world in the design, manufacture and installation of oil spill containment and recovery equipment. The business has a global reputation for the development …
NorLense: Oil Trawl Sets New Standards for Oil Spill Response
The newly developed Oil Trawl from NorLense attracts international interest – and sets new standards for efficient oil spill recovery: – The system collects, concentrate and store oil in one operation – Can be operated by one vessel and one person – Deployment-time reduced to formidable 10 minutes – Integrated …
Gazprom Neft Joins International Arctic Oil Spill Response Technology Joint Industry Programme
Gazprom Neft has become the first Russian company to join the Arctic Oil Spill Response Technology Joint Industry Programme (JIP) run by the world’s largest oil and gas companies. The four-year JIP was launched in December 2012 to carry out research in several areas, including studying the fate of dispersed …
Gazprom and LUKOIL Joining Efforts to Prevent Marine Accidents
Vitaly Markelov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Ravil Maganov, First Executive Vice President of LUKOIL signed a Cooperation Agreement on prevention of and response to emergencies caused by oil and petroleum product spills in the locations of the companies’ offshore facilities. The companies agreed that in case of emergencies related to oil and/or petroleum product spills, they would provide …
VNIIGAZ: Concepts for Arctic Shelf Field Development
M.N. Mansurov, (Gazprom VNIIGAZ, LLC) The development of oil and gas resources in the Arctic is based on a large amount of research and the use of new technologies that ensures both the efficient exporation and production, decreases capital costs and complies with all relevant safety and environmental norms. Scientific …
Gazprom Neft Shelf Published The Summary Plan On Prevention Of Spill Incidents And Oil Spill Response
“Gazprom Neft Shelf” LLC has published on its site the Summary Plan on prevention of spill incidents and oil spill response in the operating responsibility zone of Offshore Ice-Resistant Fixed Platform (OIRFP). The document reflects basic provisions of prompt response system and of interaction mechanism between the operator company, outside …
Oil Spill Response at the Prirazlomnoye Field
Marichev Andrey (LLC «Gazprom VNIIGAZ», Moscow region, Leninsky district, Razvilka), Khmarinov Leonid, Efremkin Ivan, Rogozin Maxim (LLC “Gazprom neft shelf”, Moscow) Introduction The Prirazlomnoye oil field is located 60 km offshore in the Pechora Sea,. The field uses «Prirazlomnaya», an ice-resistant stationary offshore platform (IRSP) for drilling, production and oil …
Vikoma Launches Major New Offshore Oil Recovery Solution at Spillcon 2013
Oil pollution and environmental technology company, Vikoma International Limited, has unveiled the latest addition to its range of class-leading offshore oil pollution recovery systems. The OPRS 300 (Oil Pollution Recovery System) is based upon patented oil-attracting discs which have been proven to collect up to 300 m3 per hour of …