Membership
Be ready for tomorrow, join us today. At OSRL, we provide expert oil spill response services to help protect our members, their stakeholders, and the environment.
Services
OSRL delivers global preparedness and response services, helping members reduce risk, build resilience, and respond rapidly to oil spills of any scale, anytime, anywhere.
Consultancy
Equipment
Aviation
Dispersant Stockpiles
Regional Response
Wildlife
Subsea Response
Training
Build your oil spill response capability with accredited training year-round. Courses include OPRC (IMO equivalent), OPEP, MCA, and IMS—available face-to-face, distance learning, or on-demand. Customisable options available.
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Knowledge Hub
Over 40 years of spill response expertise, case studies, and field guides. All resources are free to access, explore, download, and stay prepared.
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Stay informed, inspired, and connected through our latest news, blogs, videos, webinars, and events. From technical forums and live exercises to insightful updates and industry perspectives, this is your gateway to everything happening across the global oil spill response community.
In Action
Through our global network, we build strategic partnerships with key industry stakeholders to drive good practice.
About
OSRL is the world’s largest industry-funded organisation for oil spill preparedness and response. We work with members, regulators, and industry stakeholders to strengthen global spill response capability, ensuring that the industry is ready to respond anytime, anywhere.
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When responding to incidents in lower courses of rivers, maximising containment and recovery equipment to help protect resources is paramount.
Explore how oil type affects spill behaviour and clean-up response, from persistence to volatility and environmental impact.
This third session sees Senior Consultant, Tristan Barston, explain the considerations of using controlled In-Situ Burning as a response option.
This eighth session sees Technical Lead , Dr. Rob Holland, discuss Shoreline Clean-up Assessment Techniques (SCAT) for oil spill response.
How oil spill responders are trained to adapt, apply skills safely, and perform under pressure during complex, real-world incidents.
A guide to containment and recovery operations at sea.
This seventh session sees Principal Consultant, Richard Tindell, discuss the considerations and techniques for an Inland Response.
A guide to operational and monitoring requirements for in-situ burning at sea.
This fifth session sees Global Engagement Manager and OSRL Expert, Marcus Russell, discuss the considerations and tactics used in shoreline clean-up.
Interestingly, there are more inland oil spills than marine spills globally. How can we best mitigate the damages caused by inland spill incidents?