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SPILL CONTROL NEWS
GI WACAF runs sub-regional Workshop on Oil Pollution Claims Handling
From 8 to 10 June 2026, the GI WACAF Team organized a sub-regional workshop in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, focused on...
ISCO Podcast 6: Rupert Bravery, Chairman of ISCO, talks to Travis Hansen, Ipieca Marine Spill Director
Rupert Bravery, Chairman of ISCO, talked to Travis Hansen, the new Ipieca Marine Spill Director about his background, his new...
Progress report: Spill Asia Conference
With just over three months to go until this year’s premier event for global marine spill prevention, preparedness and response,...
UK HSE report: motor Failure Caused Rig to Drop a Blowout Preventer
The drawworks on the drill rig “Deepsea Atlantic” dropped a blowout preventer and 400 feet of riser onto the seabed...
Pakistan: Oil Spill contaminates over 20Km of Gwadar coastline
A large-scale oil contamination incident has affected over 20Km of Gwadar's western coastline, raising serious concerns about environmental degradation and...
Imperial Oil to pay Can$120,000 penalty for oilsands spill
Imperial Oil Ltd will pay Can$120,000 after it pleaded guilty to a wastewater spill that happened at its Kearl oilsands...
Earlier spill at Longview plant classified as a “near miss”
Follow up: The Longview paper mill where 11 workers died last month in a chemical tank failure was the site...
Institution of Environmental Sciences and UK & Ireland Spill Association to recognise the professionalism of individuals in the Spill Response and Remediation Sector
The Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) and the UK and Ireland Spill Association (UKEireSpill) are proud to announce a new...
Venezuela denounces apparent second spill from Trinidad and Tobago
On Friday, Venezuela's Foreign Ministry reported a new oil spill allegedly originating in Trinidad and Tobago, warning of the "drift...
UK Continental Shelf: Oil Spill, Chemical Spill, and Gas release reporting system
In previous newsletters we have reported on the quarterly spill statistics in the North Sea (UKCS) summarised by the UK...
New publication: Reefs at Risk: Mapping Fossil Fuel Threats to Sensitive Marine Environments in Malaysia
This report by RimbaWatch with technical contributions from SkyTruth maps the overlap between these offshore oil and gas activities and...
PEMSEA Publishes 2025 Annual Report
PEMSEA (Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia - https://www.pemsea.org - is a regional coordinating mechanism for the sustainable...
Spain and U.S participate in bilateral oil spill drill
Base Naval de Rota hosted the bilateral slick response exercise on June 4, 2026. This event is one of the...
ORR: Using Smartphone Data to Measure Recreation Impacts After Environmental Disasters
When an oil spill or hazardous waste release occurs, NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) steps in to study...
ISCO MEMBER NEWS
ISCO member Lamor supporting specialized emergency response training in Colombia
ISCO member Lamor will be supporting the upcoming course, “Emergency Response Strategies for Fires and Spills in Ports and Offshore...
ISCO member Lamor releases May Newsletter
Click here to see the latest news from ISCO member Lamor.
CTEH becomes Onterris
ISCO Council member Josh Dubach (formerly CTEH) tells us that as of April 22nd, CTEH has transitioned over to Onterris,...
ISCO member Darcy Expands Merseyside Operations with Third Site in Merseyside U.K.
ISCO memberDarcy Group, established in 1935, has expanded technical production of its drain closure systems and pollution monitoring alarms. With...
ISCO member FyterTech Nonwovens Announces Canadian Acquisition
ISCO member FyterTech Nonwovens, LLC has announced the acquisition of Spill Solutions Canada, more commonly known as ESP Canada, a...
ISCO WHAT'S NEW
ISCO attends ADRIASPILLCON 2026
Image - M. Kerem Kemerli, President at MEKE Marine and Rupert Bravery of ISCO This week has Rupert Bravery, ISCO...
ISCO continues to work with University of Sussex
ISCO has continued its collaboration with the University of Sussex, with Professor Rupert Bravery of ISCO, recently announced as Chair...
ISCO Council Member and team publishes study results
ISCO Council member Larissa Montas Bravo was a lead author of a recently published article focused on pathogenic fungi in...
ISCO Council member to serve on IOSC program committee
Ed Levine advises us that he has been invited to serve on the Program Committee for the upcoming International Oil...
ISCO presents at ITAC meeting at CEDRE
The International Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC) meeting, October 28-30, 2025, in Brest, France, offered a forum for knowledge sharing and...
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