Alaska’s Oil Spill Response Planning Standard (Graphic Version)
This is a graphic synopsis of the full report: ‘Alaska’s Oil Spill Response Planning Standard – History and Legislative Intent’ (PDF/5.6MB).
Document Author: Elise DeCola
Alaska’s Oil Spill Response Planning Standard – History And Legislative Intent
This report tells the story of how and why an unlikely alliance of regulators, politicians, oil industry executives, and international spill response experts used the Exxon Valdez oil spill as a springboard for reimagining oil spill preparedness and response in America’s 49th state.
A Review Of Literature Related To Oil Spill Dispersants, September 2017
This report summarizes the literature related to oil spill dispersants through May 2017. It synthesizes key findings to address issues of relevance to the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens? Advisory Council (PWSRCAC). It is the fourth in a report series begun in 2002, in which the author has periodically reviewed the dispersant literature dating back to 1999 for PWSRCAC. As such, this report builds on these previous studies, and includes summary discussion of the past reports in this series.
Double Hull Tanker Review
Over the past twenty years, the US oil tanker fleet, including those vessels involved in the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) trade in Prince William Sound (PWS), has undergone major engineering and structural improvements to comply with federal and international standards requiring that new oil tankers be constructed with double hulls, while older single hull vessels are phased out of US and international fleets.