Oil Spill Response

OSR is industry-developed and co-financed by a cooperative for emergency response. Funding is provided by the annual contributions of its 44 stakeholders and 118 extraordinary members, as well as income from operations, the latter having an increasingly important role in financing, accounting for about 38.1% of the revenue of the year 2014 from the contributions of the participating oil companies, while in 2013 still 39.1% 2,012 39.8% and 2011 about 44% were. The share of contributions to profit of 2014 was estimated at 27%. In addition to a central alerting centre, the range of services offered includes training for specialists (such as underwater welders), rental and arranging of special equipment (rescue vessels, material), deployment coordination and technical advice. The main focus is on the prevention and removal of oil pollution on the high seas and in coastal waters.

OSR's Boeing 727s were based at Doncaster Sheffield Airport until its closure in 2022. The aircraft have been relocated to a new operational base at London Southend Airport.[2]

C-130 Hercules at Southampton Airport in 1993 on oil spill response exercise

Oil Spill Response operates a fleet of aircraft as part of their resources for surveying and remediation of oil spill-related incidents. The aircraft are operated by 2Excel Aviation.[3]

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