On the 14^th February 2020 Petroleum Association of Japan plans to hold the 8th Oil Spill Workshop to discuss the developments in the Oil Spill Response Structure of various organizations in Southeastern Asia. The industry continues to develop is response strategy based on the lessons learned from Major incidents such as “Exxon Valdez” 1987, “Gulf War Oil Spill” 1991, “Nakhodka” 1997, “Deep Water Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico” 2010 and we will hear from experts who have extensive experience in various fields such as actual response, onsite advice, compensation, regulation & best practice and also experience in the most recent major oil spill incident. Our focus this year will be on the developments taken place within the industry in both the software and the hardware available within the Southeastern Asia area and we will also hear detailed experiences from the major oil spill in the Java Sea close to Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, between July and September 2019. This was a major incident which has exercised both national and international resources and presented some unique challenges being in relatively shallow water, close to the shoreline. Our speakers will not only highlight existing resources but will illustrate future plans for developments for effective response in the area.
After all presentations have been given, the session will be opened to the audience of this Workshop for free discussion with each presenter to deepen and confirm understanding of the issues raised and to answer any questions that the audience may have.