Oil Spill

The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has assisted in opening the oil spill response test burn facility at the Joint Maritime Test Detachment in Mobile, Alabama.

The agency helped oversee and execute a series of test in-situ burns (ISB) in the new facility to assess burns and train teams to respond to open water oil spills.

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An ISB strategy is intentional, controlled burning of oil and was used during the response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in 2010.

Test burns were conducted in conjunction with the US Coast Guard and US Navy.

"Through testing and training at the facility, the efficiency of this critical offshore oil spill response strategy will be steadily improved."

Each test burn is planned and executed to meet local environmental and emergency management requirements.

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The facility was opened as a result of partnership of BSEE’s Oil Spill Preparedness Division, the US Coast Guard’s Research and Development Center, and Naval Research Lab.

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The agency offered $458,000, contributing an analysis to find gaps in current knowledge of ISB techniques and support the upgrade of the burn tank.

BSEE said in a statement: "Training first responders on how to safely conduct in-situ burns will also take place at the facility.

"Through testing and training at the facility, the efficiency of this critical offshore oil spill response strategy will be steadily improved."

Equipment manufacturers, regulators, and researchers can use the tank to perform burns to test containment boom, ignition devices and methods, and monitoring equipment.

Image: Test burns were conducted in conjunction with the US Coast Guard and US Navy. Photo: courtesy of BSEE.