| Arctic Oil Spill Response Research |
| Mechanical Clean Up: |
| Water Jet Barrier Containment of Oil in the Presence of Broken Ice |
| Evaluation of Skimmers for Offshore and Ice-Infested Waters |
| Re-Engineering of a Stainless Steel Fireproof Boom for Using in Conjunction with Conventional Firebooms |
| In Situ Clean up of Oiled Shorelines; Svalvard Shoreline Project |
| Comprehensive Spill Response Tactics for the Alaska North Slope-Oil in Broken Ice Spill Response Scenarios |
| Mechanical Oil Recovery in Ice Infested Waters (MORICE) - Phase III |
| The Use of Ice Booms for the Recovery of Oil Spills from Ice Infested Waters |
| Production of a White Paper and Workshop Regarding a Full Scale Experimental Oil Release in the Barents Sea Marginal Ice Zone |
| Measurement and Control Underwater Noise from Oil Drilling and Production Operations |
| Oil Recovery with Novel Skimmer Surfaces under Cold Climate Conditions |
| Planning Support for an Experimental Oil Spill in Pack Ice |
| Methods to Reduce Lateral Noise Propagation from Seismic Exploration Vessels |
| In Situ Burn: |
| Outdoor Wave Tank and Program of Mid-Scale In Situ Burn Testing in Alaska |
| Mid-Scale Tests to Determine the Limits to In-Situ-Burning in Broken Ice |
| Workshops: |
| Alaska Arctic Workshop |
| International Oil and Ice Workshop |
| Partnering in a Workshop to Determine the Scope of an Experimental Oil Spill in Pack Ice in Canada |
| International Oil in Ice Workshop 2007 |
| Chemical Treating Agents: |
| Using Dispersants to Test and Evaluate the Effectiveness of Dispersants in Cold Water and Broken Ice |
| Ohmsett 2003 Cold Water Dispersant Effectiveness Experiments |
| The Effect of Warming Viscous Oils Prior to Discharge on Dispersant Performance |
| Mid-Scale Test Tank Research On Using Oil Herding Surfactants To Thicken Oil Slicks In Broken Ice |
| Understanding the Effects of Time and Energy on the Effectiveness of Dispersants |
| Research at Ohmsett on the Effectiveness of Chemical Dispersants on Alaskan Oils in Cold Water |
| Employing Chemical Herders to Improve Oil Spill Response Operations |
| Remote Sensing: |
| Detection and Tracking of Oil Under Ice |
| New and Innovative Equipment and Technologies for the Remote Sensing and Surveillance of Oil in and Under Ice |
| Developing New and Innovative Equipment and Technologies for the Remote Sensing and Surveillance of Oil in and Under Ice - Phase 2 |
| Svalbard, Norway Experimental Oil Spill To Study Spill Detection and Oil Behavior in Ice |
| Detection of Oil on and Under Ice - Phase 3 |
| Detecting Oil On and Under Sea Ice Using Ground Penetrating Radar: Development of a New Airborne System |
| Combining Mineral Fines with Chemical Dispersants to Disperse Oil in Low Temperature and Low Mixing Energy Environments |
The MMS 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. From 1997 through 2008, MMS successfully developed, implemented and conducted thirty-one projects directly related to Arctic oil spill response. More than 40% of these project were jointly funded with state and federal government agencies, academia, private industry and foreign governments.
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