|
||||||
|
||||||
| Project Number | 625 |
| Date of Summary | June 5, 2008 |
| Subject | Oil Spill Training and Response (STAR) Calculator Program |
| Performing Activity | Genwest Systems, Inc. |
| Principal Investigator | Mr. Dean Dale |
| Contracting Agency | Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion | May 31, 2009 |
| Description |
The purpose of this project is to improve the industry’s ability to
respond to oil spills. Specifically, the project will develop a
software-based tool that can be used to guide in the selection and
assessment of response countermeasures during spill events and
exercises. The objectives of this project are to standardize the existing software packages; to enhance their utility, user-interface and output; and, to integrate all three response options (mechanical, burning & dispersants) using improved algorithms for their efficient use under a variety of spill scenarios. The project will standardize and unify the three NOAA Spill Tools and combine them with weathering algorithms to better estimate oil recovery/treatment during exercises and actual oil spill events. The STAR Calculator will be in the public domain; all of the algorithms used will be documented and will be freely available with the software. This project will be conducted as a Joint Industry Project (JIP) with the American Petroleum Institute (API) and Shell International Exploration and Production, Inc. (Shell) as the other two funding partners. |
| Progress | This project has just been initiated |
|
Privacy | Disclaimers | Accessibility | Topic Index | FOIA Last Updated: 07/28/2008, 01:35 PM
|
|
