Modeling of Accidental Bunker Oil Spills as a Result of Ship’s Bunker Tanks Rupture – a Case Study

2017 ◽  
pp. 203-208
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spills ◽  
Bunker Oil

A case study on effects of oil spills and tar-ball pollution on beaches of Goa (India)

2015 ◽  
Vol 100 (1) ◽  
pp. 567-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhagwan N Rekadwad ◽  
Chandrahasya N Khobragade
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spills

The effect of oil spills on the bacterial diversity and catabolic function in coastal sediments: a case study on the Prestige oil spill

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (20) ◽  
pp. 15200-15214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Acosta-González ◽  
Sophie-Marie Martirani-von Abercron ◽  
Ramon Rosselló-Móra ◽  
Regina-Michaela Wittich ◽  
Silvia Marqués
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Diversity ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Coastal Sediments ◽  
Prestige Oil Spill ◽  
The Prestige

Assessing the coastal sensitivity to oil spills from the perspective of ecosystem services: A case study for Canada's pacific coast

2021 ◽  
Vol 296 ◽  
pp. 113240
Author(s):  
Qi Feng ◽  
Chunjiang An ◽  
Zhi Chen ◽  
Edward Owens ◽  
Haibo Niu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
Oil Spills

scholarly journals Sustainability Practice of a Multinational Oil Company in Nigeria: A Case Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Charles Afam Anosike
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Community Relations ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
High Level ◽  
Oil Company

Environmental degradation and socioeconomic dilemma continue to affect agricultural productivity in the Niger Delta of Nigeria. Several works of literature confirm the high level of pollution and contamination of land and water as a result of over 50 years of oil production in the region. The effects of environmental pollution continue to aggravate the hardship of the local people, which generates development friction, threaten oil operation, and mutually contrive relational efforts, by so invoking mistrust between oil companies and the host communities. Sustainability programs of oil companies often provide the channel to engage and promote community relations from which projects are conceived and executed. Despite sustainability efforts of oil companies, the region continues to experience oil spills and environmental degradation.Hence, the current research explores the sustainability efforts of a multinational oil company to establish whether the company’s leadership makes environmental considerations and to identify possible corrections that could be adopted to achieve sustainable value. For this purpose, the paper employed a single case study approach using open-ended interview sessions in collecting data. Research data were gathered from a sample of 20 experienced sustainability practitioners of the oil company, partnering nonprofit organizations, and community leaders through face-to-face semi-structured interviews. Data were segmented and categorized. The data analysis process revealed several themes regarding the challenges and shortfalls of sustainability programs in the region. The evidence found suggests that implementing a transparent and inclusive sustainability management system is essential to enable a systems view in contemplating sustainability programs. In so doing, oil MNCs leaders could enable effective environmental consideration in their sustainability programs to help reinvigorate productive agriculture and ensure continuing oil operation.

Identifying Sources of Oil Spills in a Refinery by Gas Chromatography and Chemometrics: A Case Study

2008 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikos Pasadakis ◽  
Evangelos Gidarakos ◽  
Georgia Kanellopoulou ◽  
Nikos Spanoudakis
Keyword(s):  
Gas Chromatography ◽  
Oil Spills

A Comprehensive System for Simulating Oil Spill Trajectory and Behaviour in Subsurface and Surface Water Environments

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (1) ◽  
pp. 1251-1266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pu Li ◽  
Haibo Niu ◽  
Shihan Li ◽  
Rodrigo Fernandes ◽  
Ramiro Neves
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Comprehensive System ◽  
Coupled Models ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Integrated Or ◽  
Offshore Oil ◽  
Significant Support ◽  
Oil Droplet Size

Abstract 2017-184: Accidental release of pollutants such as offshore oil spills can cause significant negative impacts on the environment and socio-economy, and constitutes a direct hazard to marine life and human health. Particularly, deepwater blowout released spills are more challenging to study because the trajectory and behaviour of oil are difficult to be comprehensively simulated. Although there are many integrated or coupled models available, there still lacks open source deepwater oil spill models to predict not only the trajectory but also the mass balance of oil. It is the objective of this study to fill this gap by coupling the Texas A&M Oilspill Calculator (TAMOC) for nearfield simulation and the advanced oil spill module in the Modelo Hidrodinâmico (MOHID) 3D Water modeling system. In addition, the Weber number scaling approach is also integrated in both the near- and far-field simulation for oil droplet size prediction. The applicability of the proposed comprehensive system is tested by a case study of simulation of oil spills released from a depth of 3,500 m in the Scotian Shelf, Canada. The results demonstrate a high feasibility of the proposed system. By providing comprehensive simulation for oil spills, the developed system should provide significant support to the response to offshore oil spill, especially from deepwater blowout.

SPILL PREVENTION AT INLAND MARINAS: A SHASTA LAKE, CALIFORNIA, CASE STUDY

1997 ◽  
Vol 1997 (1) ◽  
pp. 365-371
Author(s):  
Michelle Rogow ◽  
Scott Sellwood
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spills ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Inland Waterways ◽  
Underground Storage Tanks ◽  
Shasta Lake ◽  
Available Technology ◽  
Hydrologic Conditions

ABSTRACT Since the enactment of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90), there has been a greater focus on spill prevention and response preparedness at large marine transfer facilities. Little attention, however, has been paid to facilities that fall short of 42,000 gallons. Many of these smaller facilities, which are located on the nation's inland waterways, are marinas that fuel recreational boats. Spill prevention at facilities on inland waterways is complicated by factors such as location, hydrologic conditions, regulation under multiple jurisdictions, and lack of available technology. This paper discusses the various types of petroleum product storage, transfer, and delivery systems, as well as spill prevention measures employed by marinas on Shasta Lake, California. Shasta Lake is a mecca of recreational boating, having almost a dozen marinas along its shores. Like many inland waterways, Shasta Lake is affected by precipitation and dam control, which drastically change the surface area of the lake. To stay afloat and operational, marinas, including their fuel transfer capabilities, must be mobile. This presents complex technical and environmental issues for the marinas, which use different combinations of equipment for storing and transferring fuel. Storage systems include fixed or mobile, aboveground or underground storage tanks and floating fuel systems. The piping used to deliver fuel to dispensers located on the marina dock is usually a combination of rigid and flexible lines. Each system is subject to a variety of laws and regulations, with every facility varying in compliance levels. By evaluating the precarious situations and spill events at Shasta Lake and other marinas, we can better assist in compliance efforts and more effectively protect our nation's waterways from oil spills.

scholarly journals A case study of consensus modelling for tracking oil spills

2010 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 012025 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian King ◽  
Ben Brushett ◽  
Charles Lemckert
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spills
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