[ 23 MARCH, 2009 ]

LSES SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF OIL SPILL PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SERVICE FOR TULLOW OIL, GHANA

Lamor Swire Environmental Solutions (LSES) was contracted by Tullow Oil in October 2008 to provide the full range of Tier 1 resources and services needed to prepare for and combat any spills or spill threats arising from their major oil development activities in Ghana. The service included the rent of two LSES oil spill combat packages, a Country level Oil Spill Contingency Plan, training, and exercise opportunity.

LSES Vice President, James Thornborough wrote the country level Oil Spill Contingency Plan for Tullow Oil covering the full scope of their Ghana operation, and arranged for the equipment training in association with LSES response partner Lamor Clean Globe. The added value services extended to Tullow included; the full range of IMO Level training (Level 0 - Awareness, Level 1 - Operator, Level 2 - On-Scene Commander, Level 3 - Senior Administrator), and International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association format exercises (Notification, Table Top, Equipment Deployment and Full Incident Management).

The 2 LSES packages selected to cover the principal spill threats identified an Offshore and a Port system. Each arrived complete with containment, recovery, transfer, storage, dispersant and sorbent considerations all taken care of. During well testing the Offshore package was mobilised aboard a Tullow Oil contracted Swire Pacific Offshore vessel. The Port package is prepared for rapid deploy to the Takoradi Commercial and Navy Ports to counter any Tullow Ghana interest spill or spill threat which occurs during ship/ shore interface operations.

The combination of field ready LSES equipment packages, oil spill response “know-how”, local, regional, and global networks , pre-determined vessel access, West Africa experience and in-house Tier 3 back-up from Dubai provides a total client OSR service offer.

LSES provides immediate expert assistance both with equipment rental and sales prior to and during an emergency response. However, more importantly, LSES can provide the consultancy, training and exercises that will hopefully enable your company to combat and survive a major oil spill event. For further information on the LSES services please contact: info@lamorswire.com or call: +971 4 321 2022; in the event of an emergency you may also call the 24 / 7 emergency response number: +971 50 6564 900.