The role of industry: The IPIECA Oil Spill Working Group and the IMOIndustry Global Initiative

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The role of industryThe IPIECA Oil Spill
Working Group and the IMO/Industry Global
Initiative

• Rob Cox
• Technical Manager, IPIECA

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Overview

• Mission Key Activities Oil Spill Working Group
• Global Initiative GI Activities
• Education Communication

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Who are we?

• Founded 1974 - Global Membership national
  multinational petroleum companies / associations
• Interaction/cooperation with UN other
  international organizations (Special Consultative
  Status with UN)
• Secretariat based in London
• Tackling global issues
• Global Climate Change
• Biodiversity
• Social Responsibility
• Oil Spill Preparedness Response
• Fuels and Transportation
• Health

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IPIECAs Aims

• To represent the views of our members, and enable
  consultation with appropriate UN agencies and
  others dealing with global issues
• To promote realistic, science-based, economically
  efficient solutions to global environmental and
  social concerns
• To develop international petroleum industry
  consensus on key global issues, in close
  cooperation with key stakeholders

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Company Members
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Association Members
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OSWG Mission

• Act as a forum for members to discuss oil spill
  issues of importance to the industry
• Cooperate with a wide range of stakeholders on
  establishing best practice
• Support joint industry-government cooperation
• Encourage members governments to
• ratify international conventions
• adopt the principle of Net Environmental Benefit
  Analysis
• incorporate the tiered response concept when
  designing response strategies
• Develop communicate industry viewpoint and
  activities
• Dissemination of publications, case studies,
  presentations and web-based information
• Promotion of member involvement in global oil
  spill conferences

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OSWG Key Activities

• Global Initiative program working with the
  International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• training courses
• Workshops
• Education and communication
• Report Series work with representatives of
  Global Equipment Stockpiles and other experts
• International conferences facilitate industry
  input

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The Global Initiative is the oil industrys
flagship partnership with the IMOon Oil Spill
Preparedness and Response
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History of the GI

• In March 1996 at Cape Town delegates developed
  the GI vision
• Assist countries in developing a national
  structure for dealing with oil spills through the
  mobilization of external assistance and industry
  support at national regional levels
• Encourage ratification and implementation on OPRC
  and conventions relating to liability and
  compensation

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The intent of the GI Programme

• Facilitate cooperation between government and
  industry through sharing of expertise
• Kick-start, in developing countries, activities
  that will lead to sustainable contingency
  planning
• Ensure international support can be channelled to
  these countries using existing response
  arrangements
• Identify focal points where national government
  local industry can interact
• Help governments leverage donor funds for
  regional contingency planning activities

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Ratifications in African Countries

• Mar 1996 Oct 2005
• 1990 OPRC Convention 4 20
• 1992 Civil Liability Convention 1 24
• 1992 Fund Convention 1 23

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GI Activities

• Communications
• consistent message through Report Series, video,
  briefing papers and GI Newsletter
• Technical Missions
• progress towards Convention ratification and
  approval of National Plans
• Sensitivity mapping workshops
• IMO model training courses
• Conferences, workshops seminars
• facilitation and presentations

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Global Initiative Programme

• 2003
• Western Central Africa (Gabon)
• East Asian Seas Congress (PEMSEA)
• Caspian / Black Sea (OSPRI)
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• Red Sea/Gulf of Aden (PERSGA)
• Caribbean (REMPEITC)
• NOWPAP - China
• South East Pacific (CPPS)
• 2005
• Mediterranean Oil Industry Group (MOIG)
• Genesis of WACAF programme
• Follow up of NOWPAP work

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The OSPRI example
The Global Initiative
Regional Initiatives
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Caspian / Black Sea OSPRI

• Business Plan elements are
• National planning
• Regional planning
• Equipment and infrastructure
• Co-operative agreements
• Training and exercising
• The key local ownership
• ?Could this be the answer for other GI regions?
• The business model for oil spill response has
  changed over the last 10 years

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Western Central Africa

• Needed greater commitment from local industry and
  national governments for regional co-operation on
  preparedness and response
• New 1.2 MM two year joint project with IMO
  recognises that some aspects of GI have not
  delivered in the past
• NCPs still poor in the region
• Regionalised systems work better
• Launched in Gabon last week

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Education CommunicationActivities
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New publications 2004

• Waste Minimization Management
• Based on initial report by CEDRE
• Produced by ITAC for IPIECA
• Joint IPIECA/CEDRE/EI report

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New publications 2005

• Oiled Wildlife Contingency Planning
• Sea Alarm was the contractor
• IFAW/IBRRC/Alliance input

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Action Against Oil Pollution

• IMO
• UNEP
• INTERTANKO
• ICS
• IOPC Fund
• IPIECA
• CONCAWE
• EUROPIA
• ITOPF
• OPOL
• OCIMF
• OGP
• PI Clubs

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New publication Risk Assessment

• Document on Maritime Risk Assessment
• Working through OPRC / OPRC-HNS TG
• NZ/OSRL have had most input
• Difficult and contentious
• MEPC agreed to publish as a joint IMO/IPIECA
  document

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IMO support HNS Publication

• Planning and Response to Chemical Releases in the
  Marine Environment
• CEFIC, IPIECA and IMO
• Will form part of Basic Information documents
• If possible, should link in to HNS training
  courses

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Translations Language series

• English, French, Spanish, Russian available
• Chinese translations have started
• Arabic will follow next year