Pollution Control in the Oil Industry - From Spindletop to Santa Barbara

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
William D. Langley ◽  
Peter M. Dunsavage
Keyword(s):  
Pollution Control ◽  
Oil Industry ◽  
Santa Barbara

Valorization of solid waste products from olive oil industry as potential adsorbents for water pollution control—a review

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 268-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Bhatnagar ◽  
Fabio Kaczala ◽  
William Hogland ◽  
Marcia Marques ◽  
Christakis A. Paraskeva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Olive Oil ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Oil Industry ◽  
Waste Products ◽  
Water Pollution Control

The Treatment of Oil in Refinery Wastewater in South East Asia

1986 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Radevsky ◽  
D. A. Burt
Keyword(s):  
Pollution Control ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Oil Industry ◽  
Effluent Treatment ◽  
Pollution Levels ◽  
Effluent Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Facilities ◽  
Correct Application

In response to more severe pollution control regulations and from a desire to reduce pollution levels, oil industry installations are having to re-examine their effluent treatment facilities. Options for upgrading the quality of effluent discharged include: improvements in water management to decrease volumes of effluent produced in processes; modifications to existing effluent treatment plant both in performance and operating procedures by the installation of new components or the replacement of individual units; and the installation of completely new effluent treatment facilities using the latest technology. In most existing plants considerable increases in efficiency can be brought about at relatively low cost by the correct application of a range of options. Where new installations are being constructed valuable lessons may be learned by examining the problems that are occurring in plants already in operation. Improvements may thus be made on existing designs.

Pollution Control At A Major Oil Spill

1969 ◽  
Vol 1969 (1) ◽  
pp. 271-280
Author(s):  
T.H. Gaines
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Ocean Floor ◽  
Santa Barbara

Abstract The eruption of crude oil from the ocean floor five and one-half miles offshore from Santa Barbara, California on January 28, 1969, created a substantial task of pollution control and property cleanup. In spite of all difficulties encountered, the beaches, harbors, houses, boats and shoreline have been restored, and in some cases, exceed their original beauty and cleanliness. The cleanup has been costly and time-consuming. More than $4,500,000 has been spent in the prevention of pollution and restoration of property and the environment.

Protection of Sensitive Coastal Areas in the United Kingdom: From Torrey Canyon to the New Millenium1

1999 ◽  
Vol 1999 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-163
Author(s):  
Robin Perry
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Oil Industry ◽  
Coastal Protection ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Oil Storage ◽  
Environment Agency ◽  
Future Plans

ABSTRACT The tanker Torrey Canyon grounded in 1967 beginning the era of the major oil spill. The United Kingdom was unprepared for this event. Nevertheless, following the spill, much research was carried out, including methods for the protection of environmental and socio-economic sensitive areas. However, little was done to produce detailed protection plans for such sites. These can save hours of response time, as boom locations, priorities, layouts, deployment methods, equipment requirements, access and temporary oil storage arrangements will be specified. Yet in the United Kingdom, the Shoreline Response Centre (Command Centre) continued to decide these things after the spill had occurred, which was often too late. In 1990, a spill from the tanker Rosebay occurred in the English Channel, off the sensitive South Devon coast. Protection plans were non-existent. This gave an impetus to develop coastal protection planning, which the SW Region of the National Rivers Authority (NRA) commenced. In 1995, it was recommended that this should be extended throughout the United Kingdom to a common standard. Unfortunately, various factors delayed commencement of this work, which was jointly carried out in 1998 by the Environment Agency (EA), the successor to the NRA, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Marine Pollution Control Unit and the Northern Ireland Environment and Heritage Service. In the meantime, many unsatisfactory plans were produced for the upstream oil industry. The paper reviews this background and describes the new national coastal protection planning guidelines. It also includes completed examples, describes the testing and validation process and describes future plans.

Lessons Learned from Deepwater Horizon Incident - Adapting an Integrated Command System with Governmental Takeover of the Incident Command

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (1) ◽  
pp. 361-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan Marius Ly ◽  
Kathrine Idas ◽  
Rune Bergstrøm ◽  
Egil Dragsund
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
National Level ◽  
Oil Industry ◽  
Deepwater Horizon ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Incident Command ◽  
Offshore Oil ◽  
Operating Company

ABSTRACT Both the Norwegian authorities and the oil industry have completed assessments and evaluations with respect to the lessons learned and experiences gained from the Deepwater Horizon incident in 2010. This paper will focus on the establishment of a national system for handling very large oil spills and governmental takeover of the incident command from the responsible operating company. The Norwegian oil industry is subject to preparedness requirements following the Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) regulations for petroleum related activities. Based on this, all offshore operating companies must have contingency plans and be able to respond to an oil spill resulting from their own activities. The Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) has a duty on behalf of the government to maintain preparedness and respond to major instances of acute pollution and, by law, has the obligation to take command and direct major response operations. On the Norwegian Continental Shelf there have only been two incidents involving the offshore oil industry with the release of crude oil estimated at more than 4,000 m3. The Bravo blow-out occurred in 1977, with a release of oil of approximately 12,700 m3. The Statfjord A release occurred in 2007 during a shuttle tanker loading with a release of oil of approximately 4,400 m3. The Bravo blowout lasted for eight days and resulted in a high focus on oil spill response both within the oil industry and for the authorities. The Norwegian Clean Seas Association for Operating Companies (NOFO) was established in 1978 as the industry's operational organization within oil spill contingency. In 2013 an updated national risk picture was presented with fourteen defined scenarios. One of these is an offshore oil and gas blow-out spilling approximately 300,000 tonnes and resulting in approximately 3,000 km of polluted shoreline. Together with the lessons identified from the Deepwater horizon response in 2010 there was a need to assess and improve how spills with an extreme nature and magnitude were organized on a national level. Within the framework of the Pollution Control act and HSE regulations a system has been developed in a joint effort between the oil industry and the authorities. The system is based on the already existing integrated command structure in Norway and will be part of the national contingency plan. The system for governmental takeover of the incident command, how the takeover is organized, and how the responsibilities are distributed is described in a bridging document. One of the main issues is how to be prepared to make full use of the Pollution Control Act and international agreements to bring added value to the spill response operations. A decision for governmental takeover will be based on a holistic assessment of the actual oil spill and the environmental consequences, and will build upon the already existing spill response organization established by the responsible operating company.

scholarly journals Corporate versus Community Power: A Santa Barbara Story

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-41
Author(s):  
Richard Flacks
Keyword(s):  
Community Participation ◽  
Oil Industry ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
State Agencies ◽  
Oil Well ◽  
Santa Barbara ◽  
Community Resistance ◽  
Oil Development ◽  
Community Power ◽  
Oil Company

Fifty years ago, a massive oil well blowout and subsequent oil spill triggered community resistance to oil company operations in Santa Barbara county and its surrounding waters. The county has had surprising success in regulating and reducing oil development. That success is due to the combined effectds of grassroots mobilization, longterm organization, and the availability of state agencies and laws that legitimize community  participation in corporarte development approvals. Despite Santa Barbara's relative affluence, its ongoing battle with the oil industry may be useful for formulating a theory of community empowerment globally.

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