Safety and Oil Spill Research
The Technology Assessment & Research Program
supports research associated with operational safety and pollution prevention as
well as oil spill response and cleanup capabilities.
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Technology Assessment & Research (TA&R)
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Operational Safety and Engineering Research
– activities address technological issues
associated with the complete spectrum of
operations, ranging from the drilling of
exploratory wells to the removal and
decommissioning of platforms and related
production facilities.
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Oil Spill Response Research – provides
research leadership to improve the capabilities
for detecting and responding to an oil spill in
the marine environment.
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TA&R Projects – all TA&R projects and
reports.
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OTRC – the Offshore Technology Research
Center at Texas A&M University.
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Ohmsett – the National Oil Spill
Response Test Facility.
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TA&R Workshops – the TA&R Program
sponsors workshops with various industry
organizations to exchange information; to
identify concerns and problems; technology
transfer; set future research needs; and review
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Additional Safety & Oil
Spill Related Activities and Information
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The Bureau's Oil Spill Program
– oversees oil discharge planning, preparedness, and select
response activities for facilities located seaward of the coastline
in navigable U.S. waters and territorial seas.
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Oil Spill Modeling Program
– assesses oil-spill risks associated with energy activities off the U.S.
continental coast and Alaska, calculating spill trajectories and contact
probabilities.
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Environmental Studies
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goals are to establish the information needed for the assessment and management
of environmental impacts; to predict impacts on the marine biota that may
result from chronic, low-level pollution or large spills; and to monitor
human, marine, and coastal environments to provide time series and data
trend information.
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Safety Information –
overview of offshore safety efforts.
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Fixed Platform
Self-Inspection Program –
oversight program in which the Bureau's conducts workplace safety and health type inspections on fixed platforms on behalf of the U.S. Coast Guard, to provide oversight for the USCG’s Fixed Platform Self-Inspection Program. |
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