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.
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Do we recognise effective crisis leaders when we see them? This article challenges assumptions and uncovers hidden biases in leadership evaluation.
A practical guide for using visual observation to monitor dispersant effectiveness. Includes safety tips, response indicators, and reporting to support decision-makers.
This Incident Management Handbook will assist response personnel in the use of the Incident Command System (ICS) internationally.
This introductory session sees Andy Nicoll provide an overview of the 15 capabilities that represent the scope of Tiered Preparedness and Response.
MV Tasman Spirit spilled 30,000T of oil off Karachi, exposing response gaps. Learn how OSRL helped contain, clean up, and improve future spill preparedness.
OSRL CEO on maritime decarbonisation: why preparedness, resilience and robust planning are as important as technological innovation.
The SSL Kolkata fire threatened India’s Sundarbans. Learn how OSRL deployed surveillance, containment, and salvage support to prevent environmental damage in this UNESCO site.