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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.
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OSRL delivers global preparedness and response services, helping members reduce risk, build resilience, and respond rapidly to oil spills of any scale, anytime, anywhere.
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Industries
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.
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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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.
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Access essential guidance for using dispersants at sea. This field guide covers safe, effective set-up, spraying, and maintenance to support oil spill response operations.
Watch Hon Phui Hang and Simon Blaen to learn more about how OSRL uses oil spill modelling.
IMS is a process and will not change in a virtual environment, but a team working remotely will need to rely on the process for it to be successful.
This Incident Management Handbook will assist response personnel in the use of the Incident Command System (ICS) internationally.
A practical guide to crisis management roles, mindset, communication, and coordination. Learn how to lead, plan, and adapt effectively under pressure.
Total E&P Denmark partnered with OSRL for a crisis training refresher. Discover how the programme strengthened response clarity and leadership alignment.
A company engaged OSRL to improve its oil spill response capability by developing a training program to prepare the team for an upcoming Large Scale Exercise.
We explore the building of Crisis Management capability during the pandemic.
Are women better equipped to lead in high-stakes situations? This article explores leadership under pressure and the traits that drive effective response.
A global pandemic forcing lockdowns and remote working may have resulted in redundancies, with the priority of oil spill preparedness diminished.