How preventing and preparing for environmental emergencies is

better business

2015 Environmental Emergencies Forum

Anthon An Anthon Rhodes

The Global Initiative for West, Central, and Southern Africa (GI WACAF)

Anton Rhodes

GI WACAF Project Manager

anton.rhodes@ipieca.org

www.giwacaf.org

The Environmental Emergencies Forum

Wednesday 3 June

GI WACAF Project

Project staff and Key Stakeholders

22 Government Focal Points 34 Industry Focal Points

IPIECA OSRL IMO Industry Chair

Manager Coordinator

Nigeria / Cameroon trans-boundary exercise

• 150+ participants from both government and industry

• Exercise scenario based on a tanker accident impacting the Nigeria and Cameroon coastlines

• Exercise was conducted in real time simultaneously in two locations

• The purpose was to test lines of communication and promote agreements between Cameroon and Nigeria on oil spill topics

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Nigeria Cameroon

1. Mediterranean (MOIG)

2. Black Sea, Caspian Sea and Central Eurasia (OSPRI)

3. West and Central Africa (GI WACAF)

4. South East Asia Seas (GI SEA)

5. China

Areas of GI activity

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The state of preparedness - 2006

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5% 24% 71%

5% 29% 67%

14% 19% 67%

5% 29% 67%

38% 14% 48%

20% 35% 45%

19% 29% 52%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

% states of indicator from interviewed coutries in april 2006

Equipment

Training / Exercise

Risk Assessment

Transboundary

Arrangement

Designated Authority

Plans

Legislation

In place

In process or nearing completion

Not started or little progress to date

GI WACAF activities 2006 - 2015

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Exercises

Subregional and RegionalWorkshops

National Workshops

* 2014 – 2015 shows completed and upcoming activities

•Sustained and committed programme of activities

•80+ activities in-region since 2006

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What has been achieved? What comes next?

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Designation ofauthority

Legislation NOSCP Regionalagreement

Training andexercise

Nationalresources

Key Performance Indicators Results

2006

2013

Phase II – Key objectives

Strengthen specific elements within

National Contingency Plans

Develop Trans-boundary response

capability

Continued support for core elements of the OPRC 90 Convention

• Undertake national and sub-regional workshops on specialised topics such as:

• Waste Management policy

• Incident Management System (IMS)

• Shoreline cleanup and assessment

• Sensitivity mapping

• Organise trans-boundary exercises between adjoining countries that share common oil spill risks

• Undertake national and sub-regional workshops on the topic of trans-boundary cooperation

• Emphasis on exercises to test the respective NOSCP’s

• Continued support for the foundational development of NOSCP’s through workshops

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Phase II – How do we measure success?

Key Indicators Criteria for success

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Incident Management System Has a functional command structure

Has specified responsibilities for each command

Sensitivity Mapping

Have sensitivity maps available

Includes shoreline type and sensitive ecosystems

Covers the entire coastline

Trans-boundary Exercises Undertakes regular trans-boundary exercise (once every 3 years)

Waste Management Has an oil spill waste management plan

The plan contains plans for storage and transport of waste

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Completed

Work in progress

Not yet addressed

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Designation ofauthority

Legislation NOSCP Regionalagreement

Training andexercise

Nationalresources

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Original KPI’s

Supplementary Indicators

Phase II – How do we measure success?

Conclusion

• How to measure success?

– Set clear objectives

– Develop indicators against which success can be measured

• What are the main contributors to success?

– Sustainable/long term commitment

– Government/Industry partnership

• Next steps for GI WACAF?

– More varied work programme

– Adaptability

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Thanks for your attention

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Anthon An Andrew Simms

Anthon An Tore Reva

Prevention & Response

Tore Revå, June 3. 2015

SLAGEN REFINERY

20 Operations Integrity

>240 206

140

70 40

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1st Gulf War

1991

Deepwater Horizon,

Gulf of Mexico

2010

Ixtoc Well Blowout

Mexico, 1979

Tanker Amoco

Cadiz, France

1978

Tanker Torrey

Canyon, UK

1967

Tanker Exxon

Valdez, 1989

4

Union Oil

Santa Barbara,

1969

Volumes in Millions of Gallons

Key Historical Oil Spill Events

21 Operations Integrity

Prevention is better than Response

22 Operations Integrity

Taking a comprehensive view to improve performance

• Expectations are increasing

– Internal management

– Employees

– Shareholders

– Public, communities

– Governments, regulatory agencies

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Facilities, Engineering

SSH&E Programs, Procedures and Practices

SSH&E Management Systems

‘60s - ‘70s ‘70s - ‘80s ‘80s - ‘90s ‘90s - ‘00s

23 Operations Integrity

24 Operations Integrity

• In the early 1990s,

ExxonMobil’s

management

undertook a systems

approach to safety.

• We reoriented the

company to put

safety – of people,

facilities, and the

environment – at the

heart of everything

we do.

The journey to a culture of safety

Comprehensive focus on safety

25 Operations Integrity

What is OIMS?

• Systematic, structured,

disciplined framework

• Corporate-wide

commitment with high

degree of ownership and

involvement

• A structure that supports

safe and environmentally

responsible operations

and compliance with all

SSH&E laws and

regulations

OIMS - Operations Integrity Management System

26 Operations Integrity

A closer look at OIMS

2. Risk Assessment &

Management

3. Facilities Design and

Construction

4. Information/Documentation

5. Personnel and Training

6. Operations and Maintenance

7. Management of Change

8. Third Party Services 9. Incident Investigation and

Analysis

10. Community Awareness and

Emergency Preparedness

11. Operations

Integrity

Assessment and

Improvement

1. Management

Leadership,

Commitment &

Accountability

Driver Operations Evaluation

27 Operations Integrity

Philosophy and Objectives for response

28 Prevention & Response

Tiered Response System

Tier 1 Spills

• Impacts are expected to be low

• In-house response

Tier 2 Spills

• Medium size event

• External regional support from the

nearest cleanup cooperative

Tier 3 Spills

• Near or far from a vessel or facility

• Substantial national/international

support

Tier 2 Spills

Tier 1 Spills

Tier 3 SpillsLarge

Spill

Medium

Spill

Small

Spill

Local Regional International

Sp

ill

Siz

e

Proximity to Operations/Response Resources

29 Prevention & Response

Conclusion

Tore Revå

Refinery Manager

Thank You + Q&A

30 Operations Integrity

Shipping

Goal: conduct shipping

operations without a spill

• Dedicated mariners and marine

professionals

• Our robust management

systems - OIMS

How preventing and preparing for environmental emergencies is

better business

2015 Environmental Emergencies Forum