Pew Offers Recommendations for US Arctic Drilling Regulations

The number of oil spill removal organizations that exist to serve the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf is not as important as the size and capacity of the organization, the number of people in an organization, its equipment, and the training and experienced of the personnel who work in Arctic conditions.

“We recommended substantial improvement in the existing OSRO equipment fleets to upgrade and add Arctic-grade equipment that have been field tested and proven in the Arctic,” Heiman said.

Currently, very little transparency on compliance and enforcement exists for the public to access data on Arctic exploration and production activity. The public can submit a Freedom of Information Act to DOI, but the process is very slow and cumbersome, especially for the general public, Heiman noted.

“Optimally, DOI could develop a single website where a person could search for a company on a project name, although there may be other options that are equally efficient,” Heiman said.

Joint Industry Product Model One Method for Improving Technology

Heiman believes that more research is needed on source control and response, and that clearly, drilling technology has far outpaced technology to contain and control an oil spill.

“However, I think this research should be more transparent and open to the public for review in the future,” Heiman noted.

The joint industry product model is one method for improving technology.


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