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Arctic Oil Spill Response Research

Photo of a boat and several Arctic oil spill researchers.The Minerals Management Service has an active program to fund and conduct Arctic oil spill research and development (R&D) projects. This includes oil spills that may occur on top of or underneath solid, stable ice, in broken ice, or in cold open waters. In most areas of the world, the greatest need is to develop operational tools to detect and map oil in any ice type and to develop effective response options to spilled oil in moving, broken pack ice. R&D projects currently underway focuses on four types of response technologies: remote sensing and surveillance, mechanical response, chemical treating agents including dispersants and in-situ burning. This research includes conducting operational research experiments with oil in small and large test tanks, at sea, and in ice to demonstrate and improve many different types of oil spill response technologies and methodologies.

Arctic Oil Spill Response Research
 Mechanical Clean Up

121

 Water Jet Barrier Containment of Oil in the Presence of Broken Ice

159

 Evaluation of Skimmers for Offshore and Ice-Infested Waters

289

 Re-Engineering of a Stainless Steel Fireproof Boom for Using in Conjunction with Conventional Firebooms

295

 In Situ Clean up of Oiled Shorelines; Svalvard Shoreline Project

297

 Comprehensive Spill Response Tactics for the Alaska North Slope-Oil in Broken Ice Spill Response Scenarios

310

 Mechanical Oil Recovery in Ice Infested Waters (MORICE) - Phase III

353

 The Use of Ice Booms for the Recovery of Oil Spills from Ice Infested Waters

453

 Production of a White Paper and Workshop Regarding a Full Scale Experimental Oil Release in the Barents Sea Marginal Ice Zone

573

 Oil Recovery with Novel Skimmer Surfaces under Cold Climate Conditions

586

 Planning Support for an Experimental Oil Spill in Pack Ice
 In Situ Burn

288

 Outdoor Wave Tank and Program of Mid-Scale In Situ Burn Testing in Alaska

452

 Mid-Scale Tests to Determine the Limits to In-Situ-Burning in Broken Ice 
 Workshops

153

 Alaska Arctic Workshop

354

 International Oil and Ice Workshop

555

 Partnering in a Workshop to Determine the Scope of an Experimental Oil Spill in Pack Ice in Canada

587

 International Oil in Ice Workshop 2007
 Chemical Treating Agents

450

 Using Dispersants to Test and Evaluate the Effectiveness of Dispersants in Cold Water and Broken Ice

476

 Ohmsett 2003 Cold Water Dispersant Effectiveness Experiments

527

 The Effect of Warming Viscous Oils Prior to Discharge on Dispersant Performance

554

 Mid-Scale Test Tank Research On Using Oil Herding Surfactants To Thicken Oil Slicks In Broken Ice

563

 Understanding the Effects of Time and Energy on the Effectiveness of Dispersants

568

 Research at Ohmsett on the Effectiveness of Chemical Dispersants on Alaskan Oils in Cold Water
 Remote Sensing

348

 Detection and Tracking of Oil Under Ice

517

 New and Innovative Equipment and Technologies for the Remote Sensing and Surveillance of Oil in and Under Ice

547

 Developing New and Innovative Equipment and Technologies for the Remote Sensing and Surveillance of Oil in and Under Ice - Phase 2

569

 Svalbard, Norway Experimental Oil Spill To Study Spill Detection and Oil Behavior in Ice

588

 Detection of Oil on and Under Ice - Phase 3

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