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Spill Response Plans Are Developed As a Tool for Training and Respondingto Such Events in an Organized and Timely Manner E-202__ _ _ _ _ _ VOL. 16 CHAD EXPORT Public Disclosure Authorized PROJ ECT Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized VOLUME 4 Oil Spill Response: Preliminary Approach Public Disclosure Authorized SUPPORTING VOLUME________ DOCUMENTSj ENVIRONMENTALASSESSMENT EXECUTIVESUMMARY AND UPDATE Environmental Supporting Environmental Management Plan - Documents Management Plan - Chad Portion Cameroon Portion VOLUME 1 VOLUME 1 VOLUME 1 * Base Document * Project Description * Base Document * Management Plan for Cultural Properties * Decommissioning * Induced Access Management Plan * Handbook for Site-Specific * List of Studies/Reports * Management Plan for Cultural Properties Environmental Mitigation Actions * List of Consultants/Experts * Handbook for Site-Specific Environmental * Environmental Monitoring Plan VOLUME 2 Mitigation Actions VOLUME 2 * Alternatives Analysis * Environmental Monitoring Plan * Biophysical/Socioeconomic/Health VOLUME 3 VOLUME 2 Technical Requirements and * Consultation and Public Review Program * Biophysical/SocioeconomictHealth Specifications . Technical Requirements and Specifications VOLUME3* VOLUME4 VOUM1 VOLUME3 ~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~Oil Spill~*Response: Preliminary IVOLUME3 * Compensation & Resettlement Plan OApproach * Compensation Plan VOLUME 4 VOLUME 5 VOLUME 4 * Regional Development Plan: Near Term * Chad Biological Studies * Environmental Foundation Plan Measures * Cameroon Biological Studies * Offsite Environmental Enhancement Program * Revenue Management Plan * Indigenous Peoples Plan * Institutional Capacity Building VOLUME 6 * ChadPublic Health VOLUME5 VOLUME 5 * Cameroon Public Health * Waste Management Plan * Waste Management Plan VOLUME 6 VOLUME 6 * Environmental Line List * Environmental Line List * Environmental Alignment Sheets * Environmental Alignment Sheets REFERENCEDOCUMENTS 4/29/99 THIS DOCUMENTIS AVAILABLE IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH SUPPORTINGDOCUMENT VOLUME 4 OIL SPILL RESPONSE: PRELIMINARYAPPROACH MAY 1999 06-99 THIS DOCUMENTIS A REPRESENTATIONOF INFORMATION WHICH WILL BE ADDRESSEDAND DETAILED IN THE GENERAL OIL SPILL RESPONSEPLAN. OIL SPIU RESPONSE:PRELIMINARYAPPROACH CHADEXPORT PROJECT SUPPORTINGDOCUMENTS - VOLUME4 TABLEOF CONTENTS Pages 1.0 INTRODUCTION................................................... 1-1 2.0 OIL SPILL PLANNINGAND RESPONSE . .............................. 2-1 2.1 OIL SPILLPLANNING .................................................. 2-2 2.2 OIL SPILL RESPONSE(OSR) ............................................ 2-4 2.2.1 Oil Spill ResponseObjectives ................................................... 2-5 2.2.2 ResponseOrganization ................................................... 2-5 3.0 CONTAMINATIONINCIDENTS ................................................... 3-1 3.1 MINORCONTAMINATION INCIDENTS ................................................... 3-1 3.2 MAJORCONTAMINATION INCIDENTS ................................................... 3-1 4.0 INTERNATIONALWATERWAYS PER OPERATIONALPOLICY 7.50 . ..................4-1 4.1 LAKE CHAD......... 4-1 4.2 MBERERIVER ......... 4-1 FIGURES Figure 1 InternationalWaterways Locations of ReferencePoints Figure2 InternationalWaterways Locations of ReferencePoints Figure 3 InternationalWaterways Locations of ReferencePoints TABLE Table 2-1 Upper CretaceousCrude Properties APPENDIX AppendixA GeneralOil Spill ResponsePlan Content AppendixB CoastalEnvironment AppendixC InternationalWaterways Notifications OSRPEnglish 04-28.doc i May 1999 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLYLEFT BLANK OIL SPILLRESPONSE: PRELIMINARY APPROACH CHADEXPORT PROJECT SUPPORTINGDOCUMENTS - VOLUME4 1.0 INTRODUCTION This planningdocument has been developedfrom existing materialpresented in the Chad and Cameroon Environmental Assessments (October, 1997) and Intemational Waterways information developed for neighboringcountries in compliancewith World Bank Operational Policy 7.50. In addition,information has been added from existing responsedocuments and on the capabilitiesof potentialresponders. This documentsummarzes and presentsguidelines for the developmentof a General Oil Spill ResponsePlan (GOSRP),spill trajectory analyses and mappingalong the coast of Cameroon,and analyses performedto determinethe potential for neighboringcountries to be affectedfrom an oil spill associatedwith the Chad Export Project. Please note that this document is not the project's GOSRP. The GOSRP is currently under developmentand will be publiclyavailable for review upon completion. The present document will serve as an interim report providing information for input into the GOSRP plan being prepared for the project. The GOSRP will follow the outline provided in Appendix A to this document. The GOSRP will detail the overall coordinationof a response to an oil spill associatedwith constructionand operationof the project. The GOSRPwill cover operationsin the drilling and production area near Doba in southem Chad, the 1070 km pipeline; pump stations, pressure reduction station, and marine terminal near Kribi in Cameroon. The procedures contained in the GOSRP will provide a guideline for assessing the response operations. The GOSRPwill serve as a frameworkfor Area-SpecificOil Spill ResponsePlans (ASOSRPs) required for the project. In particular, the GOSRP will provide information,guideiines, and recommendedpractices for the developmentof ASOSRPsfor each defined project area and response sub-organizationto be located in Chad and Cameroon. The ASOSRPs to be developed (approximately6 monthsbefore startup) will be designedaround designatedAreas of Operationsas describedbelow. * Oil Field DevelopmentArea (OFDA)- The drilling and productionarea in Chad. * MaintenanceArea #1 (MA-1) - Pump Station #1 (PS-1) and the segment of the Pipeline TransportationSystem (PTS) up to the border betweenChad and Cameroon * MaintenanceArea #2 (MA-2)- Pump Station #2 (PS-2) and the adjoining segmentsof the PTS. * MaintenanceArea #3 (MA-3) - Pump Station #3 (PS-3) and the adjoining segmentsof the PTS. * Maintenance Area #4 (MA-4) - Pressure Reducing Station (PRS) and the adjoining segmentsof the PTS. * Marine Terminal(MT) - FloatingStorage and Offloading(FSO) facility and subseapipeline. OSRP English 04-28.doc 1-1 May 1999 OIL SPILL RESPONSE: PRELIMINARYAPPROACH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS - VOLUME 4 CHAD EXPORT PROJECT The relationshipof this documentto the GOSRPand the individualASOSRPs is shown below. imin Current Approach \ / GOSRP \ 1999 6 Months / | MAMA | MA | MA | \ Before 1st /OFDA 4 m oil produced CHAD CAMEROON May 1999 1-2 OSRPEnglish 04-28.doc OIL SPILL RESPONSE: PRELIMINARY APPROACl- CHAD EXPORT PROJECT SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS - VOLUME 4 2.0 OIL SPILL PLANNINGAND RESPONSE The primefocus of oil spillcountermeasures activity is prevention. This will be achieved throughwell-designed equipment, good maintenance and operatingprocedures, sound training techniques,as well as a highdegree of awarenessand concernat all levelsby employeesand managemnent.The project's GOSRP will adoptprinciples from otherexisting oil spill documents and resources,such as the: * Exxon Oil Spill ResponseField Manual- This manualprovides a condensedversion of significant informationon various techniquesto be consideredfor oil spill response. The manual is organizedby the sequenceof events to be consideredfor oil spill responseand provides flow diagrams, charts, and analyses designed to indicate potential solutions or approachesto commonlyobserved problems in oil spill responseoperations. * Tier 213 Response Team - Additional layers of oil spill response are provided from mobilization of resources from regional to national organizations, if needed. Oil spill responsecooperatives are also used as appropriate. Nationaland RegionalCooperatives can be mobilized,two such candidateresources being considered are the Clean Nigeria Corporationand Oil Spill ResponseLimited. Duringthe oil spill responseplan development process, Tier 2/3 equipment needs will be assessed and an appropriate strategy that includesthe use of nationaland regionalcooperatives will be developed.If a spill occurs that cannot be adequatelycontrolled by local resources,a designatedOn-Scene CDommanderhas the authorityto call upon and mobilizethe describedTier 2/3 resources. The philosophy regarding oil spill responseis to handle the spill incident on an emergency basis. The response, containmentand initial clean up of the spill take priority over other operationalactivities. Althoughthe primaryobjective is oil spill prevention,it is recognizedthat prior planningwill help in reducingthe risk of pollution. Therefore,oil spill response plans are developed as a tool for training and respondingto such events in an organized and timely manner. As will be indicatedin the project'sGOSRP, the primary objectivesin respondingto an oil spill will be protection of life, property, and the environment; reduction of economic loss, and provisionof accurateand timely information. The policy will be to exercisediligence in preventingoil spills. If a spill occurs,action should be takento promptlycontain and cleanup the oil. The followingsections provide information on oil spill planningand responseactivities which have been initiatedand will be updatedand testedbefore operations. Current information is providedon contaminationincidents, analysis of spilltrajectories for theGulf of Guinea,and the potentialfor oil spills to affect internationalwaterways. OSRPEnglish 04-28.doc 2-1 May 1999 OIL SPILL RESPONSE:PRELIMINARYAPPROACH SUPPORTINGDOCUMENTS - VOLUME4 CHADEXPORT PROJECT 2.1 OIL SPILL PLANNING Prevention
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