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.
Training Standards
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.
Media
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 cooperative 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.
Who We Are
What We Do
How We Operate
OSRL’s partnership with Sea Alarm gives members anytime expert wildlife response support, with one advisor deployable onsite and another providing remote technical guidance.
WASP provides OSRL Members with aerial surveillance across West Africa, delivering real-time data and imagery to support fast, informed oil spill response decisions.
The Shetland Islands Response Base offers rapid access to responders and equipment for offshore and shoreline spills, enhancing regional readiness via enhanced membership.
OSRL provides fast access to trained fishing vessels in Scottish waters, enhancing regional spill response through local resources and expert crews.
Subsea well capping solution for UK Continental Shelf members, designed for fast deployment and reliable performance.
OSRL’s UKCS Aerial Surveillance service offers rapid aircraft mobilisation, live imaging, and spill quantification—meeting DESNZ requirements and supporting effective response.
The UK Dispersant Stockpile enables rapid, expert-supported access to approved dispersants for effective spill response and environmental protection within the UKCS.
The Global Dispersant Stockpile offers rapid access to approved dispersants, enabling efficient, compliant response to offshore and nearshore spills worldwide.
Our Satellite Remote Sensing service delivers rapid, high-res imagery to support strategic decisions and boost situational awareness during oil spill response.
Aerial surveillance supports real-time decision-making and, combined with modelling and visualisation, forms a powerful system for monitoring and adapting spill response.