Oil Spill Symposium 2003



“Issues Concerning Incidents on Tanker Routes”
― Economics and Technical Perspectives ―









February 27 & 28, 2003

Petroleum Association of Japan


Title : PAJ Oil Spill Symposium 2003
“Issues Concerning Incidents on Tanker Routes”
― Economics and Technical Perspectives ―
Date : February 27, Thu. & 28 Fri. 2003
Venue : Keidanren Kaikan (at “Golden room”, 11F)
1-9-4, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8188, Japan
Tel: +81-3-5204-1500
Fax: +81-3-5255-6233
Objectives : The Major Oil Spill Response Programme which was launched in FY1991 has now 11 oil spill response (OSR) equipment stockpile bases. While a variety of equipment had been set in place, nineteen loans have been given and have contributed to mitigate the damage by the spill and to increase OSR capability both at home and internationally.
However, since the Prestige incident off Spain in November 2002, EU countries are proposing to strengthen the OSR capabilities in the area. Fortunately, Japan has managed to escape from major oil spill incidents for last three to four years, but, there were still a lot of incidents which might have resulted in a serious disaster, if not fortunate enough as they were. Recent analysis shows many countries suffered oil spills from tankers belonging to the third countries. And another characteristics of the incident are that “the spilled oils were heavy persistent oils.” From these facts, structure and navigation of tankers will be reviewed from the operational point of view, while treatment of heavy oils or compensation scheme will be developed further from the view point of oil spill response. As these examples of incidents and following reviews brought a lot of implications to Japanese OSR program, it will be very useful to have a time to hear and learn from them.
Language : English and Japanese
With simultaneous interpretation
Organizer : Petroleum Association of Japan (PAJ)
Supporter : Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Secretariat

(contact) 		: Oil Spill Response Department,
Petroleum Association of Japan, 1-9-4, Ohtemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
TEL: +81-3-3279-3819
FAX: +81-3-3242-5688

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Day1 Thursday February 27，2003

　
Symposium Coordinator:
Kenji Nishigaki
General Manager, Oil Spill Response Dept, PAJ
10:00 　
Opening Address
Mr. Kazuo Suzuki
Chairman of Transportation Committee, PAJ
Managing Director, Tonen General Sekiyu K.K
10:10 　
Speech by the Honorable Guest
Mr. Hisanori Nei
Director, Petroleum Refining and Reserve Division,
Agency of Natural Resources & Energy, METI
　 Keynote Speech
10:20 　
History of IPIECA’s OSR Activities
Mr. William M. Lerch
 Former Chairman, Oil Spill Working Group, IPIECA
Global Emergency Response Manager, Exxon Mobil Corp.
　 Recent Development of International Organizations
10:55 　
The International Compensation Regime; Experiences of some Major Incidents;
The Ongoing Review of the 1992 International Conventions
Mr. Masamichi Hasebe
Legal Counsel, The International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds)
11:30 　
Recent Activities of ITOPF
Mr. Richard Johnson
Senior Technical Advisor, The International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Ltd. (ITOPF)
12:05 -13:30 　

Lunch

　 　 Recent Technology Application on Oil Spill Incident
13:30 　
Tanker Structure and Hull Failure Strength
Mr. Hajime Kawano
Team Leader, Project Team for Oil Spill Preventive Tanker
National Maritime Research Institute, Japan
14:05 　
Recovery Devices and Pumping Techniques for High Viscosity Oil Spills
Mr. Flemming Hvidbak
Fleming Co. Environmental aps.
15:00 　

End of the Day 1

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Day2 Friday February 28，2003

　 Major Oil Spill Incident and Changes in the OSR Scheme
10:00 　
An Overview of the Prestige Oil Spill Incident
Mr. David Salt,
Technical Director, Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL)
10:35 　
Limburg Incident and its Response
Capt. Peter Raes,
Managing Director, Euronav
11:10 　
Co-op Venture Incident and its Response
Mr. Yoshiyuki Fujita,
National Strike Team, Japan Coast Guard
11:45 - 13:00 　 Lunch
　 Economic Evaluation of the Oil Spill Damage
13:00 　
Evaluation of Environmental Damage by the Exxon Valdez Incident
Ms. Molly McCammon,
Executive Director, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council
13:35 　
Application of CV Method into Japan
Prof. Yoshiaki Kaoru,
Nanzan University
14:10 　
International Oil Spill Compensation Scheme and Damages
on the Natural Resources
Mr. Toshiaki Iguchi,
General Manager, Commercial Lines Claims Department,
Tokyo Marine and Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.
14:40 - 15:00 　 Coffee Break
　 Joint Exercise with PAJ
15:00 　
PIMMAG / PAJ Joint OSR Exercise in Labuan, Malaysia
Capt. Chin Kon Wing,
Manager, Operations and Training, PIMMAG
15:35 　
Joint ADNOC / PAJ Oil Spill Exercise in Abu Dhabi
Mr. Talal Daadouch,
Assistant Fleet Services Manager, ESNAAD(an affiliate of ADNOC)
16:10 　
Closing Address
Mr. Kazuo Suzuki
Chairman of Transportation Committee, PAJ,
Managing Director, Tonen General Sekiyu K.K