Oil Spill Response Information System and Contingency Planning for Guinean Waters

Abstract

Abstract Over the years there has been many well documented cases of major oil pollution from leaked offshore oil rigs, ships in distress and from coastal oil facilities. In response to concerns about the possibility of a major oil spillage occurring along the coast of Guinea, the Guinean government drew up a plan and organisation. The purpose of this research was to develop Guinean Marine Oil Spill Response Information System. To do this, we simulated an oil spill concentration transport. The results show that the numerical model in oil spill accident simulation is important in allowing setting up of possible response and contingency planning. From the results we conclude that, the search strategies for futures responses and contingency planning to possible oil spill case in Guinean coasts has been clarified. Implications of research findings allow international community to consider reasonable estimation of spilled oil trajectory with limited environmental input data.