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- No. 5 Cape Coast Road Takoradi
Our company maintains a highly trained support team ready to intervene in emergencies of oil spill response and standard operations of prevention and repression of sea pollution. Our oil spill equipment which includes vessels, Skimmers, floating booms, portable vacuums, and absorbent materials, is certified and approved for use in emergency and standard operations.
Seaweld provides oil spill response and equipment rental services on a global basis. It has a pool of some of the most experienced and qualified oil spill responders in the world ready to assist with a wide range of services from project planning & training to consultancy and response. Since its inception, Seaweld has responded to significant incidents, supported numerous salvage operations globally, and provided Tier 1 support for drilling operations in Ghana and the West African sub-region.
Our highly experienced staff can be deployed globally to provide accredited oil spill training and consultancy support in planning, auditing and response exercises. In addition, practical training is available on how to most efficiently install and use oil spill equipment and how to effectively tackle response situations. We also provide a wide range of cost-effective, tailored rental oil spill response packages suitable for all areas and sizes of operations. Seaweld has an extensive international network of highly experienced responders available to support oil spills and emergencies worldwide.
Seaweld understands that response speed is crucial in any emergency situation and its comprehensive, integrated logistics infrastructure ensures equipment and responders can be mobilized at very short notice. Our professional responders can conduct practical training on the installation, deployment and operation of oil spill equipment that will help customers develop a high level of preparedness and response capability in the event of a spill.
Once the oil is spilled at sea, it will naturally spread, fragment, and disperse under the influence of wind, waves, and currents. For spills in coastal waters, the oil will often drift towards the shore and become stranded due to the action of waves and tides. Various techniques can be employed to contain the oil at the spill site, recover the oil floating on the sea, and clean up any oil that might become stranded on the shore. The prevailing weather and sea conditions, the characteristics of the oiled shoreline, and the nature of the oil can all pose challenges to any clean-up operation.
Several options are available to respond to oil at sea and can be considered in three broad strategies; containment and recovery, in-situ burning and dispersant application. The selection of the most appropriate strategy will depend on many factors, including; the response resources available, the national and local regulations on oil spill response, the spill scenario and the physical and ecological characteristics of the area impacted by the spill.
Most ship-source oil spills occur close to the coast, and, as a result, many spills contaminate shorelines. Oil reaching stranding on the shore can cause significant environmental and economic impacts and may also largely determine the political and public perception of the scale of the incident, as well as the over costs. When oil does reach the shoreline, considerable effort may be required to clean the affected areas. It is therefore, essential that comprehensive and well-rehearsed arrangements for shoreline clean-up are included in contingency plans for the oil itself.
When a spill occurs, prior planning and coordination greatly enhance the speed and effectiveness of the response. Variables, such as the type and amount of product spilled and the aspects of the particular ecosystem where the spill occurs, are considered using Net Environmental Benefit Analysis (NEBA). NEBA seeks to balance the potential impacts of the spill against the impacts of the available response options. Industry resources are cascaded worldwide to rapidly address a spill of any magnitude.