Background

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Background

• Significant energy-related exploration and
  transport developments
• Incident prevention is the priority
• Oil spill preparedness study in 2002/03 key
  recommendations
• Alignment of interests led to OSPRI

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Annual volumes of seaborne oil exports
Russia
FSU
Kazakhstan
52
34
25
Product
11
8
8
34
5
46
7
12
Azerbaijan
4
119
10
2
2002
CERA 2005, figures rounded to nearest million
metric tonnes
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Annual volumes of seaborne oil exports
Russia
FSU
Kazakhstan
58
56
45
6
12
13
44
45
6
Azerbaijan
7
42
6
53
155
5
2010
46
CERA 2005, figures rounded to nearest million
metric tonnes
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Kazakhstan
CLC 92
Ukraine
Fund 92
Russian Federation
CLC 92
Romania
OPRC 90
CLC 92
CLC 92
Bulgaria
Fund 92
Georgia
Fund 92
Azerbaijan
OPRC 90
OPRC 90
CLC 92
CLC 92
OPRC 90
Turkey
Fund 92
Turkmenistan
OPRC 90
IR Iran
OPRC 90
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What is OSPRI?

• The aim
• Industry and governments work cooperatively to
  promote proven, credible, integrated, sustainable
  oil spill response capability in the region
• Active network, action focused

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Regional Relationships

• Black Sea Commission
• Caspian Environment Programme
• IMO, ITOPF, IOPC Funds, EBRD, World Bank

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OSPRIs Lessons

• Business Unit led and driven
• Dedicated coordinating resource
• Act as catalyst for tier 2 cooperation
• including facilitation of tier 3
• Aligned advocacy

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Successes

• Aligned, consistent messages to governments and
  other partners
• No establishment of additional Tier 3 stockpiles
  (15-25 M each)
• Improvements in the implementation of OPRC
  Convention (i.e. national planning)

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Communication Materials
www.ospri.org