Spill Containment

It’s common for offshore drilling operations to be confident in their spill containment plans. This is especially true of they’ve yet to experience a spill and never had the effectiveness of that plan tested. What often happens for them, unfortunately, is that when the time comes that they need to put their spill containment plan into action, they discover they weren’t fully prepared for the accident and suffer financially as a result. Spill containment isn’t just about minimizing the damage that occurs but about salvaging as much of the product as possible because that reduces the financial losses in addition to the potential harm to the environment that result from these accidents.

Stewart Technology Associates has the experience and a reputation for innovation that greatly benefits clients who bring in the firm to analyze their systems, including their spill containment strategies. The founder of Stewart Technology Associates, Bil Stewart, was specifically working on spill containment in the 1980s when he decided to create the company. He saw that these drilling operations weren’t being forward thinking with their approaches and were paying dearly as a result. Mr. Stewart was confident that he could help drilling operations, large and small, make notable adjustments and improvements that would greatly benefit them in the case of an oil spill.

For over 25 years now, STA has been hired by major oil companies, drilling contractors and government agencies from across the world to analyze all aspects of their operations and identify areas that can be improved. STA’s expertise goes beyond the contingency plans needed for spill containment and includes oil spill cleanup methods that have consistently proven to be efficient. Additionally, when there’s a question about what caused the spill, STA can be called on to carry out a marine accident investigation.

But it isn’t just these emergency situations when STA is able to benefit clients. Examining and collecting data related to the equipment and offshore structures used in these operations and then analyzing that data is one of the things STA is most known for. Whether it’s wave power systems, steel catenary risers, cable dynamics or jack-up analysis, the STA team can determine if there are ways to make them more productive and more safe. If that determination is made, the team guides the client through the process of implementing those changes and then further analyzing the subsequent results to confirm that improvements were made.