Oil Spill Centre: How it works

Lamor Corporation has developed the concept of the Tier II Oil Spill Response Centres, which will co-ordinate and lead environmental responses in the event of a major oil spill incident.

The essential strategy to be pursued in the establishment of such a centre will be one of co-operation, where Lamor Corporation will set up separate companies for the task of oil spill recovery, while local authorities will constitute the governing body for the organisation. The task of the Oil Spill Response Centres will be to acquire the equipment and personnel needed to be in a state of continuous readiness in order to respond to oil spill hazards. The venue of the oil spill response centre should be geographically and logistically located to enable the fastest possible response and start of the oil spill clean-up operation in case of an accident. The oil spill response centre will require sufficiently large premises for storage of equipment. The centre should also be equipped with facilities for service and clean-up of equipment in addition to storage of equipment used in the aftercare of the spill. Ideally, the centre will be built with testing facilities for oil spill response equipment, and these test facilities may also be used by others involved in oil recovery.

The oil spill response centres will have their own permanent crew to maintain a state of constant readiness, and to guarantee a fast start to operations. The expertise, skills and experience of Lamor’s personnel will be utilised in setting up the centre. Lamor Corporation envisions that the oil spill response centre will train temporary staff for its operation and will offer training to other interested groups, drawing upon a network of expertise. A wide array of equipment will be necessary for the work of the centres, and will range from off-shore vessels to personal protection gear. The projected recovery capacity will be approx 5000 m?h, and the final recovery capacity of the equipment will be decided upon in co-operation with the authorities. All equipment will be stored at the centre and will be replaced annually with new equipment, ensuring natural turnover in the inventory. The centre will be internationally marketed as a Finnish export product, and will be an example of Finnish environmental thinking.