Spill Containment

The leadership and experience of CEO and founder Bil Stewart is what has made Stewart Technology Associates such a valued company within the marine and offshore drilling industry. For over 25 years now, STA fostered relationships with a wide range of clients working within the field including government agencies and some of the world’s largest oil companies and contractors. These clients have come to trust that when they enlist the services of Stewart Technology Associates, they’ll get the results they expect that will lead to legitimate improvements to their operation. Those services cover all aspects of the field from analysis to engineering to consultancy.

An area that STA has proven to be extremely valuable to clients is in that of oil spill cleanup. It’s been well publicized for decades how damaging an oil spill can be when it occurs in a marine setting. There’s potential harm done to the wildlife and surrounding environment that understandably concerns people outside of the drilling industry. However, those that work within the field recognize that these accidents happen despite the efforts of everyone involved to prevent them. It’s recognized within the industry that it’s more important to have effective spill containment and oil spill cleanup plans ready to enact when these accidents occur in order to keep that damage to a minimum.

With adequate oil spill cleanup that happens quickly, much of the oil can be salvaged and the scope of the spill can be relatively small. As we’ve seen in recent years, when spill containment and oil spill cleanup doesn’t work effectively, the results can be disastrous and far reaching. Stewart Technology Associates is often brought in by drilling operations after a spill to help increase the efficiency of the cleanup efforts. The background of the STA team includes work with a variety of different drilling operations. Having seen oil spill cleanup that has gone well and cleanup that has gone poorly, STA is prepared to recognize what isn’t working and what can immediately be improved.

Stewart Technology Associates can also assist a drilling operation by analyzing their oil spill cleanup policies before they’re needed. They can identify practices that will be inefficient when put into action and suggest adjustments that can be made. Additionally, when a client needs to determine the cause of the spill, STA is able to conduct a thorough marine accident investigation which will provide useful conclusions that client can used to avoid making the same mistakes.