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CLEAN GULF 2023

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Tuesday, November 7

8:00 am - 11:15 am
Room: 217 A
Chair
Benjamin Badon, Emergency Response Advisor, Hess Corporation
Co-Chair
Paul Galloway, Sr. Emergency Management Specialist, Chevron (retired)
Speakers
Benjamin Badon, Emergency Response Advisor, Hess Corporation
  • Incident Command System Basics and Planning Process
Chris Dudek, Area Response Manager, Marine Spill Response Corporation
  • Oil Spill Containment and Recovery - Offshore
John Sweeney, Gulf of Mexico Regional Response Manager, Clean Gulf Associates
  • Oil Spill Containment and Recovery - Nearshore
Matthew Tilimon, Emergency Management Specialist, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston
  • Oil Spill Containment and Recovery - Shoreline
Barbara Callahan, Senior Director Of Response Services, International Bird Rescue
  • Wildlife Response Considerations
Tracy Sedlack, Senior Response Manager, Marine Spill Response Corporation
  • Alternative Response Strategies (Dispersants/In Situ Burning)
Matthew Goldsmith, General Manager, Engineering, Marine Well Containment Company
  • Well Control - Capping Stacks
Jodi Harney Ph.D., Vice President, Energy, CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc.
  • Well Control - Subsea Dispersant

Complimentary, no fee


The intended audience for this workshop are people with fewer than 2 years’ experience in emergency response.


The purpose of the workshop is to provide incident management team personnel with a basic knowledge of critical response operations. These activities include the areas of Oil Spill Containment & Recovery, Wildlife Rehabilitation, Alternative Response Strategies (Dispersants/In Situ Burning), and Well Control. Subject matter experts (SME) will provide presentations on their topic with interactive discussions, demonstrations and visual aids intended to further the understanding of the participants.  


This workshop is part of the New Response Professionals Program, click the link

New Response Professionals Program

12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Room: 217 A
Chair
Benjamin Badon, Emergency Response Advisor, Hess Corporation
Co-Chair
Paul Galloway, Sr. Emergency Management Specialist, Chevron (retired)
Speakers
Paul Galloway, Sr. Emergency Management Specialist, Chevron (retired)
  • Command Staff Coach
Matthew Tilimon, Emergency Management Specialist, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston
  • Command Staff Coach
Jeff Davis, Regional Director-Upper Texas Coast, Texas General Land Office
  • Command Staff Coach
Rob Cannon, Training & Compliance Coordinator, Clean Gulf Associates
  • Operations Coach
Tracy Sedlack, Senior Response Manager, Marine Spill Response Corporation
  • Operations Coach
CWO Michael Walker, Marine Safety Specialist Response, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston
  • Operations Coach
Melanie Manville MEP, CEM, CBCP, Senior Emergency Preparedness & Response Advisor, Marine Well Containment Company
  • Planning Coach
Helen Dubach, Director, Environmental Response, CTEH, LLC
  • Planning Coach
Mike Hart, Sr. EP&R Advisor, Marine Well Containment Company
  • Planning Coach
Ross Gagliano, Sr VP of Environmental Risk Management, Global Risk Solutions
  • Logistics/Finance Coach
Steve Gosser, CEO - Environmental Risk Management Solutions, Global Risk Solutions
  • Logistics/Finance Coach
April Sagerian, Sr. GSC Manager - Production and Logistics, Hess Corporation
  • Logistics/Finance Coach

Tabletop Prerequisite – advance registration and confirmed attendance in the Response Basics Workshop. Attendance is limited and by invitation only


The purpose of this tabletop exercise is to put into practice the knowledge gathered in the preceding response basics workshop. It will focus on the first 12 hours of a response and provide hands-on applications of response tools while attendees create and discuss objectives, strategies, tactics, and incident considerations. The attendance for this event is limited to a maximum of 40 people by invitation only and will be made up of equal parts state, federal, operators, and vendor representatives. Those invited will be notified by October 13, 2023


This table top exercise is part of the New Response Professionals Program. Click here for more information: https://www.cleangulf.org/new-response-professionals-program/

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Room: 217 B
Chair
Dustin White PCP, CBCP, Crisis & Emergency Management Advisor - Africa and Americas, Woodside Energy Ltd.
Co-Chair
Michael Baccigalopi, Crisis and Continuity Management / Emergency Response Advisor, bp GoM
Panelists
Stephen Pepper, Sr Consultant - PFAS Programs, CTEH, LLC
Rhonda Murgatroyd, Managing Director, Wildlife Response Services, LLC
Alisa McDonald LCP-S, Program Director, Wellness and Resiliency, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX)
Bruce Simons, Prevention and Preparedness Coordinator, Texas General Land Office

Responders are the backbone of emergency services, but their mental health is often overlooked. This panel session will be formatted for a conversation on the challenges responders face during and after activation. 

PRIMARY ICS CONNECTION(S): Command, Planning

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Room: 217 C
Chair
Dan Deptula (Capt. U.S. Coast Guard, ret.), Operations Manager, EMSI
Speakers
Zachary Pickett (CDR, retired), Emergency Manager, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi
  • Marine Firefighting - The Pursuit of Increasing Capabilities and Decreasing Response Times
Co-Author:
Danielle Hale, Director of Emergency Management, Port of Corpus Christi
Captain Keith Donohue, Sector Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston
  • High Risk Topics for Discussion: Port Facility and Shipboard Fire Case Studies from the Houston-Galveston Area of Responsibility.
CDR Dan McQuate, Prevention Department Head, U.S. Coast Guard - Sector New York
  • Case Study on M/V Grande Costa d'Avorio July 2023

Speakers in this session will discuss port and marine firefighting preparedness and response strategies. Case studies will showcase actual response actions and proposed recommended actions for local jurisdictions and policy makers. Further, application options for fire suppression will also be discussed.

PRIMARY ICS CONNECTION(S): Operations, Planning

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Room: 217 D
Chair
Bob Patterson, Managing Director, Witt O'Brien's, LLC / Ambipar Response
Speakers
D'Anne Stites, Compliance and Enforcement, Oil Spill Prevention and Response, Texas General Land Office
  • The Oil Spill Prevention and Response Sound Management Practice Program - A Path to Reduce Penalty Costs and Repeat Spills for General Land Office Regulated Facilities and Vessels
Rock Vitale, Senior Principal, Environmental Standards, Inc.
  • Advance Planning for the Collection of Defensible Incident Response Data
Mark Mathews Ed.D., Training & Compliance Manager, Clean Gulf Associates
  • CGA Assurance Practices - a Nonprofit Cooperative's Perspective

This session will provide valuable intelligence from agency and consulting perspectives on sound management practices and assurance programs. These programs highlight best practices in data integrity and program management as pathways to the reduction of incidents and their impact to the organization.

PRIMARY ICS CONNECTION(S): No specific connection

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Room: 217 C
Chair
Jim Elliott, Chief Operating Officer, T&T Group of Companies
Panelists
LT Timothy Cardenas, Marine Inspector - SME, USCG Liquefied Gas Carrier National Center of Expertise
Daniel Wesp, Senior Principal Engineer, Global Gas Solutions, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
Emily von Qualen, Associate Attorney, Liskow

With the International Maritime Organization's goal of decarbonization, ship owners are pursuing alternative fuels to power their fleets. These alternative fuels include LNG, LPG, ammonia, hydrogen, and methanol, among others. Each alternative fuel presents its own unique set of risks, hazards, and challenges for the maritime response community. This panel will discuss the risks and hazards of alternative fuels for responders.

PRIMARY ICS CONNECTION(S): Operations, Planning

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Room: 217 D
Chair
Nicole Franks, President, NJ Resources, Inc.
Moderator
Lawrence Malizzi, Senior Consultant, CTEH, LLC
Speakers
Bruce Simons, Prevention and Preparedness Coordinator, Texas General Land Office
  • Developing a Training and Exercise Program to Incorporate Unannounced and Field Deployment Exercises
Shawn Essert, Principal, Shell Exploration & Production Company
  • Exercise Design - Begin with the End in Mind
Dustin White PCP, CBCP, Crisis & Emergency Management Advisor - Africa and Americas, Woodside Energy Ltd.
  • Exercise Evaluation Program
Danielle Hale, Director of Emergency Management, Port of Corpus Christi
  • You've Done the Exercise and the After Action Report (AAR) - Now What?

Training and exercises are necessary events to meet regulatory requirements. This panel of senior practitioners will focus on moving beyond this minimum standard and share experiences to improve preparedness using recent lessons learned. Various approaches will be discussed for using unannounced exercises, exercise design, evaluation, and After Action Reports (AARs) to promote continuous improvement and enhance preparedness while meeting regulatory requirements. The panel is also interested in learning from attendees in the Q&A.  

PRIMARY ICS CONNECTION(S): Planning

Wednesday, November 8

8:30 am - 9:45 am
Room: Stars at Night Ballroom B4
Speaker
Melanie Little, President, Chief Executive Officer, Colonial Pipeline Company
  • Indispensable: A CEO's View on Planning and Emergency Preparedness
Chair
Tom Coolbaugh Ph.D., NO LONGER W CO, Applied Research Associates, Inc. | Ohmsett
Co-Chair
Mike Drieu, GOM CEM Manager, Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Speakers
Brad Worsham, Partner, Balaena, Inc.
  • Overview of New Oil Spill Response Technologies and Potential Application to Marine Plastic Debris
Grant Coolbaugh, Sr. Mechanical Engineer, Applied Research Associates, Inc. | Ohmsett
  • Design, Installation, and Performance of an Oil Containment System for Long Term, On-Water Oil Weathering Under Real World Conditions
Vinayak Dravid Ph.D., Abraham Harris Professor of MSE, Director NUANCE Center, and NSF Center ShyNE, Northwestern University
  • Doing More and Different with Less: Reusable and Efficient Sorbents for Oil-Water Separation and Beyond
Tim Thornton, Chief Scientist, Tactical Electronics
  • Field Testing of an Oil Spill Response Remotely Operated Surface Vehicle

This session will focus on new technologies associated with spill response and enhanced testing capabilities in support of experimental evaluations.

PRIMARY ICS CONNECTION(S): Operations, Planning

10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Room: 217 B
Chair
Cory Davis, President, WCD Consulting, Inc.
Panelists
JT Newman, President, E3 OMI
Jose Revuelta, Chief Strategy Officer, Montrose Environmental Group Inc.
Ross Rucker, Managing Director - Investment Banking, Stephens Inc.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) have changed the landscape of our industry over the past decade. Panelists will discuss how M&A in the environmental services industry impacts service companies, their owners, their employees, customers, and other stakeholders. A list of prepared questions will be presented to the panel to get different takes on the positive and negative impacts.

PRIMARY ICS CONNECTION(S): Planning

10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Room: 217 C
Chair
Jeff Davis, Regional Director-Upper Texas Coast, Texas General Land Office
Speakers
Jason Maddox, Senior Response Manager, Gallagher Marine Systems LLC
  • Planning and Implementing a Comprehensive Marine Debris and Oil Spill Response Plan for the MV Golden Ray Wreck Removal
Co-Author:
Mark Ploen, Vice President Environmental, QT Environmental
MST1 Kimberly Fennick, Federal On-Scene Coordinator Representative, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston
  • Baytown, TX: Dual Vessel Oil Discharge Prompts Federal Action
Michelle Castilleja, Derelict Vessel Coordinator, Texas General Land Office
  • Vessel Removal Project from Submerged State Land on the Texas Coast

This session will highlight case studies of vessel and submerged oil/gas infrastructure responses in the maritime environment.

PRIMARY ICS CONNECTION(S): Operations, Planning

10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Room: 217 D
Track 6: Planning and Preparedness
Chair
Matthew Tilimon, Emergency Management Specialist, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston
Speakers
John Carroll, Associate Managing Director - Onshore Compliance Services, Witt O'Brien's, LLC / Ambipar Response
  • Contingency Planning - Beyond Just Getting Plan Approvals
George Graettinger, Physical Scientist, NOAA
  • The National Response Team Response Data Sharing Plan
Cullen Jones, Physical Scientist, Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement
  • Common Plan Deficiencies
MST3 Natasha Hand, Facilities Inspector, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston
  • USCG Facility Response Plans: A Comprehensive Overview

Does your organization’s response plan collect dust or serve as a paper weight? Learn how to better develop and leverage your plan. This session will also cover topics such as how to improve your data sharing through use of a national template and common plan deficiencies from the approving authorities’ perspective. 

PRIMARY ICS CONNECTION(S): No specific connection

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Room: 217 A
Chair
Stephen Pepper, Sr Consultant - PFAS Programs, CTEH, LLC
Speakers
Dalina Thrift-Viveros, Chemistry Team Lead, NOAA Emergency Response Division / Office of Response and Restoration
  • Low Sulphur Fuels
Paige Doelling Ph.D., Scientific Support Coordinator, NOAA/NOS/OR&R/ERD
  • Shale Oils in Response
Derek Kliethermes MS, CIH, Sr IH/ER Consultant, CTEH, LLC
  • Hydrocarbon Exposure Risk from Crude Oil During Tank Fire Burn Evolutions
Co-Authors:
Scott Skelton, Sr. IH/ER Consultant, CTEH, LLC
Stephen Pepper, Sr Consultant - PFAS Programs, CTEH, LLC
Tori Sweet, Graduate Student, Coastal Response Research Center
  • Influence of Bottom Substrates on Sunken No. 6 HFO Transport
Co-Authors:
Nancy Kinner, Research Professor Civil/Environmental Engineering, Coastal Response Research Center
Melissa Gloekler, Graduate Student, UNH - Coastal Response Research Center

This session will focus on the chemistry and behavior of low sulpher and shale oil crude oil when encountered during a response. 

PRIMARY ICS CONNECTION(S): Operations, Planning

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Room: 217 B
Track 2: Emerging Trends and Concerns
Chair
Eddie Murphy, Emergency Response Liaison, U.S. DOT PHMSA
Co-Chair
Vince Nacewski, Principal, GHD Services, Inc.
Speakers
Eddie Murphy, Emergency Response Liaison, U.S. DOT PHMSA
  • Lithium Battery Incident PHMSA - 2023
Jake Reed, Technical Services Project Manager, Heritage Environmental Services
  • Post Response Battery Clean-Up
Fire Chief Michael O'Brian, Brighton Area Fire Authority
  • How can we Reduce the Impact of Battery Fires on our Communities?

Speakers in this session will discuss battery response from varying perspectives. Perspectives included will be responder areas of concern and best practices, environmental concerns, clean-up, the management of damaged, defected, recalled (DDR) batteries and the regulations that govern them.

PRIMARY ICS CONNECTION(S): Operations, Planning, Logistics

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Room: 217 D
Track 6: Planning and Preparedness
Chair
Brian Reilly, Senior Environmental Scientist, CK Associates LLC
Moderator
Keith Nichols, Senior Scientist/Project Manager, CK Associates LLC
Speakers
Jessica White, Deputy, NOAA Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center, NOAA
  • From Response to Recovery - A New Guide for Responders and NRDA Practitioners
Wesley Lambert, MS Environmental Engineering Student, University of New Hampshire
  • Comparing Recent Advances in Estimating and Measuring Oil Slick Thickness
Co-Authors:
Lisa DiPinto, Senior Scientist, NOAA - Office of Response & Restoration
Nancy Kinner, Research Professor Civil/Environmental Engineering, Coastal Response Research Center
Tony Palagyi, Sr. Emergency Response Consultant, CTEH, LLC
  • NRDA and Protected Resources - When Causal Analysis Makes Sense
Co-Author:
Lawrence Malizzi, Senior Consultant, CTEH, LLC

NRDA has the potential to be time consuming and expensive. However, good planning and good data collection can reduce time spent negotiating injury. This session will review the NRDA process, development of workplans, and the use of technology to address some unknowns so we can get to restoration quickly.  

PRIMARY ICS CONNECTION(S): Planning

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Room: 217 C
Chair
Tim Nedwed Ph.D., RETIRED, ExxonMobil Corporation
Co-Chair
Frank Paskewich, President, Clean Gulf Associates
Panelists
Angela Barrow, Global Enterprise Manager, Emergency Management, Chevron
Michael Walker, Vice President - Gulf Region, Marine Spill Response Corporation
James Hanzalik, Vice-President, Clean Gulf Associates

This session will address the regulatory requirements and process for industry plan holders to provide information on dispersants relative to resupplying current dispersant stockpiles. This will also include logistics to move dispersants from manufacturer to response staging areas to onsite application. 

PRIMARY ICS CONNECTION(S): Operations, Planning, Logistics

Chair
Craig Hyder, Corporate Emergency Preparedness Manager, Marathon Petroleum Company, LP
Co-Chair
Josh Clifford, Vice President, Operations and Emergency Response, QT Environmental
Moderator
Michael Roldan, Senior Consultant, Hazmat Safety Consulting
Speakers
Lucas Fantinato, Emergency Response Advisor, Shell
  • Shell Tier 3 Exercise - First Unified Command for Brazil
Co-Author:
Ligia Inafuku, Safety Sr. Advisor, Shell
Paul Schuler, Director, External Affairs, Oil Spill Response USA Inc.
  • Lessons Learned from Repsol Peru Response
Matthew Cooke, Naval Architect and Senior Project Manager, T&T Group of Companies
  • Planning to the Unknown - Salvage/Pollution/and Beyond
Matthew Moore, Global Head of P&I Claims, NorthStandard
  • An Insurers Perspective; P&I Engagement Before, During and After

The global response community is shrinking with fewer incidents overall. By default, the regional response communities worldwide are leaning more and more on international responders to augment the regional response. Ultimately, this provides a more robust response by sharing international knowledge.

 

This session will have an emphasis on how international the response community really is and how the United States leads from the front. This will be an interesting journey through response exercise planning by building regulatory confidence, lessons learned from a Spill of Global Significance with lessons learned and forward thinking for future responses. 

PRIMARY ICS CONNECTION(S): Planning

Chair
Vince Nacewski, Principal, GHD Services, Inc.
Moderator
Eddie Murphy, Emergency Response Liaison, U.S. DOT PHMSA
Speakers
Caitlyn Stewart, Vice President -- Regulatory Affairs, The American Waterways Operators
  • The Tugboat, Towboat and Barge Industry: A Sustainability Journey
Cintia Hortelio Ciancio, Executive Advisor - Commercial, GHD
  • Leveraging ESG for Business Benefit
Scott Malm PhD, CIH, Project Toxicologist, CTEH, LLC
  • Incorporating EPA's Environmental Justice Initiative into Emergency Response

Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and Environmental Justice (EJ) are emerging as key aspects in response for some institutions, shareholders, regulators, and NGOs. Speakers in this session will present on those trends and how organizations can develop and manage those programs if they so choose.

PRIMARY ICS CONNECTION(S): Command, Planning

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Room: 217 D
Track 6: Planning and Preparedness
Chair
Brent Koza, State Scientific Support Coordinator, Research & Development, Texas General Land Office OSPR
Speakers
Elliott Taylor Ph.D., Principal & Sr. Scientist, Polaris Applied Sciences Inc.
  • How Clean is Clean When Considering Background Oiling
Co-Author:
Greg Challenger, President, Polaris Applied Sciences Inc.
Paul Bunker, Principal, Chiron-K9 LLC
  • Specific Oil Detection Canines - Shoreline Survey's Latest Friend
Co-Author:
Mallory DeChant, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Texas Tech University
Ed Owens Ph.D., President, OCC Ltd
  • Shoreline Tar Balls - Time Series Data from Texas and Oregon
Co-Author:
Paul Bunker, Principal, Chiron-K9 LLC
Steve Buschang, Physical Scientist/Research Program Manager, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
  • Conclusions from the Shoreline Oil Spill Science and Technology Workshop
Co-Authors:
Troy Baker, Regional Resource Coordinator, NOAA
Lisa DiPinto, Senior Scientist, NOAA - Office of Response & Restoration

This session will focus on the research associated with shoreline impacts and on novel response strategies that attempt to mitigate such impacts.

PRIMARY ICS CONNECTION(S): Operations

Chair
Paul Galloway, Sr. Emergency Management Specialist, Chevron (retired)
Co-Chair
Vince Velasquez, Sr. Emergency Preparedness & Response Advisor, Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Panelists
James Hanzalik, Vice-President, Clean Gulf Associates
Gina Coelho Ph.D., Senior Technical Advisor, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
Mike Drieu, GOM CEM Manager, Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Charlie Henry, Director, NOAA GoM Disaster Response Center

Surface dispersant monitoring is required for spills that are expected to be major spills (over 100K gallons) or if surface dispersants are used longer than 96 hours. The current Regional Contingency Plan (RCP) and Area Contingency Plan (ACP) are in the process of being updated to reflect operational protocols and expectations. This panel of agency, OSRO, technical specialists, and affected companies will discuss the intended implementation criteria that will be incorporated into oil spill response plans.

PRIMARY ICS CONNECTION(S): Operations, Planning

Thursday, November 9

8:30 am - 10:00 am
Room: Stars at Night Ballroom B4
Speakers
Jimmy A. Martinez, Deputy Director, Texas General Land Office
Nick Hatten, Emergency Response On-Scene Coordinator, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Samuel Graves, Emergency Coordinating Officer ESF10, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Capt. Trey Wirth, Chief, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Marine Environmental Response Policy
Sara Moore, Gulf Oil Spill Preparedness Section Supervisor, BSEE Oil Spill Preparedness Division
Richard Raksnis, Supervisor, Oil Spill Response Plans and Emergency Support, U.S. DOT PHMSA

An integral part of preparing for an oil spill response is being current and up-to-date on state and federal regulations. Learn what you need to know to conduct business relative to oil spill response and remediation directly from the federal and state regulators who are responsible for proposing new rules as well as implementation and enforcement.


After the updates the Texas General Land Office will honor the following and deserving recipients with their 2023 OSPRA Award:

•             Keith Jud, International Shipbreaking Limited, Brownsville, TX

•             Scot Friedman, Texas General Land Office, Geospatial Technology Services, Austin, TX

10:45 am - 12:15 pm
Room: 217 A
Track 1: Response
Chair
Austin Dulany, UAS Lead, Texas General Land Office Oil Spill Division
Moderator
Raymond Oliveira, Regional Director of South Texas Coastal Zone, Texas General Land Office
Speakers
Austin Dulany, UAS Lead, Texas General Land Office Oil Spill Division
  • Texas General Land Office Oil Spill Drone Update
Mark Mathews Ed.D., Training & Compliance Manager, Clean Gulf Associates
  • CGA's Drone Program - Leveraging Technology to Improve Response
Anthony Buck, Emergency Management Coordinator, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
  • Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) UAS Brief

The UAS world is fast changing and fraught with many challenges, not least of which is public versus private use requirements. This session will focus on overcoming several obstacles as well as the use of drones in spill response by State, Federal, and the private response community.

PRIMARY ICS CONNECTION(S): Operations, Planning, Logistics

Chair
Steve Buschang, Physical Scientist/Research Program Manager, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
Speakers
Lauren Szathmary, Ecologist, Research Planning, Inc.
  • Development of Offshore Gulf of Mexico Ecological Resources at Risk Response Information for Area Contingency Plans
Co-Authors:
Christine Boring, Biologist, Research Planning, Inc.
Mark White, GIS Manager, Research Planning, Inc.
Gabrielle McGrath, Portfolio Manager - Spill Response Specialist, RPS Ocean Science/Tetra Tech
Jennifer Weaver, Ecologist, Research Planning, Inc.
Ed Owens, President, Owens Coastal Consultants
  • The FAST Job Aid: Feasibility Analysis for Shoreline Treatment, a Decision Support Tool
Brent Koza, State Scientific Support Coordinator, Research & Development, Texas General Land Office OSPR
  • Redesigning the Texas General Land Office (GLO) - Oil Spill Prevention and Response Program's Oil Spill Planning and Response Toolkit

This session will explore environmental sensitivity maps, development of Resources at Risk, and decision-making tools for the response community.

PRIMARY ICS CONNECTION(S): Planning

10:45 am - 12:15 pm
Room: 217 C
Chair
Tim Nedwed Ph.D., RETIRED, ExxonMobil Corporation
Co-Chair
Angela Barrow, Global Enterprise Manager, Emergency Management, Chevron
Speakers
John Belk, Technical Director, DASIC International OSD Ltd
  • Dasic Slickgone
Jean-Yves Lansot, Head Business Line Earth and Life Sciences, TotalEnergies Fluids SAS
  • Finasol OSR 52
Martin Carrera Ph.D., Science Advisor, Advanced BioCatalytics Corporation
  • Accell Clean DWD

The future of government approved dispersants has become a critical issue for industry. In this session dispersant vendors will describe the efficiency, toxicity, and biodegradability of their products. Also covered will be their product registration, resupply, and logistics plans. 

PRIMARY ICS CONNECTION(S): Operations, Planning, Logistics

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Room: 217 A
Chair
TJ Engstrom CEP, Director Emergency Services, SET Environmental, Inc.
Speakers
TJ Engstrom CEP, Director Emergency Services, SET Environmental, Inc.
  • OSRO Perspective on Waste Management
Stephen Pepper, Sr Consultant - PFAS Programs, CTEH, LLC
  • Firefighting Application Techniques and Challenges Using SFFF on Gasoline in Depth and Polar Solvent Fires
Paul Sonnemann, Vice President of Technology, Safekick
  • Eliminating Non-Essential Pollution During Safe Management of Deepwater Riser Gas Events

This session will focus on strategies to dispose of multiple types of waste efficiently and reduce environmental impacts.

PRIMARY ICS CONNECTION(S): Operations, Planning

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Room: 217 B
Chair
Allyson Purcell, CMER Director, ConocoPhillips
Panelists
Mike Drieu, GOM CEM Manager, Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Nick Benson CFO, FCOE, SSU, SCCM, Leader, Crisis and Continuity Management, Equinor US
Kelly Teichman, Executive Chairman, T&T Marine Salvage Inc.
Adam Wolfe, VP, Operations, Colonial Pipeline Company

In this session panelists will discuss decision making in a leadership role during a response. Further the panelists will explore how you set priorities and work within a Unified Command to guide your stakeholders to effectively respond during a stressful event.

PRIMARY ICS CONNECTION(S): Command

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Room: 217 D
Chair
Benjamin Badon, Emergency Response Advisor, Hess Corporation
Speakers
Nick Benson CFO, FCOE, SSU, SCCM, Leader, Crisis and Continuity Management, Equinor US
  • Operator Perspective
Dustin White PCP, CBCP, Crisis & Emergency Management Advisor - Africa and Americas, Woodside Energy Ltd.
  • Operator Perspective
Cullen Jones, Physical Scientist, Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement
  • Agency Perspective

Each operator in the Gulf of Mexico conducts training, drills, and exercises to ensure response capability of the personnel and equipment it depends upon in an emergency. In addition to these internal activities, the federal government has a duty to provide the same assurance. Everyone benefits when public stakeholders and private entities work together to ensure the safety and security of the public and the environment entrusted to their care.

The purpose of this session is to provide a better understanding of how GIUEs are conducted and what is expected of participating companies. This session will provide attendees with the purpose, scope, and objectives of GIUEs. Representatives from the Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) will provide insight into what inspectors are looking for and the process for providing and receiving feedback. Representatives from GoM Oil & Gas Operators will provide information on the conduct of exercises that they were selected to participate in.

PRIMARY ICS CONNECTION(S): Operations, Planning, Logistics, Finance

3:15 pm - 4:45 pm
Room: 217 A
Track 1: Response
Chair
Nick Furnari, Emergency Preparedness & Response Manager, Marine Well Containment Company
Speakers
Nick Furnari, Emergency Preparedness & Response Manager, Marine Well Containment Company
  • Case Study: Marine Well Containment Company Exercises Offshore Capping Stack Deployment to Demonstrate Industry Capability
Co-Author:
Stephen Reid, Deployment & Logistics Manager, Marine Well Containment Company
Bryan Thom, GIS Analyst/Response Data Manager, Research Planning, Inc.
  • Hurricane Ian, The Case of 7600 Potential Sources of Pollution Threats: Tracking Pollution, Mitigation, and Removal
Co-Author:
Mark White, GIS Manager, Research Planning, Inc.
Victoria Broje PhD, Principal Emergency Management Specialist - Environment, Shell Emergency Management - PTS
  • Spill Impact Mitigation Assessment Case Study
Adam Davis, Scientific Support Coordinator, NOAA
  • SMART Protocol Update for In Situ Burns

This session will focus on case studies ranging from a major capping stack mobilization exercise to lessons learned in the aftermath to Hurricane Ian. As well, this session will include a presentation on how Spill Impact Mitigation Assessment (SIMA) can be applied to even challenging locations and a presentation on updates to the SMART protocols for in-situ burns.

PRIMARY ICS CONNECTION(S): Planning