Revision of the characteristics of oil spill response technologies for the Arctic seas

Abstract

The article attempts to re-evaluate the accepted methods for determining readiness in the event of an oil spill in the Arctic seas. The emphasis is on the need to take into account the natural processes of interaction between ice and oil in different seasons. The importance of testing technologies for oil harvesting in the conditions of its interaction with ice is proved. The article analyses the foreign experience of testing oil-recovery systems in order to determine their performance and efficiency. The author substantiates the claim that the existing test methods do not fully allow evaluating the efficiency of oil collection systems in ice conditions. The author gives a brief description of the methodology developed by him for testing oil-gathering equipment and the first results of its application at a specially created testing site. The conclusion of the article is that we need to change the approach to calculating the performance of oil recovery systems. Also, is necessary to continue the research of oil behaviour and response method implementation in the freezing seas conditions.