Oil Spill Trajectory & Impact Analysis

• Main Author: Tengku Noreena Tengku Ali, Tengku Noreena
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi Petronas 2009
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/620/1/Tengku_Noreena_Tengku_Ali.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/620/

The objective of the project is to assist in oil spill response plan and action that is fast and effective thus reduce the environmental impact and severity of the spill. The initial and continuous analysis during the incident needed to be timely assesseda nd consequentlyr esponded. Oil spill may happen as long as the world dependency on petroleum and its product does exist. It can caused by human error or equipment failure as well as nature courses during the exploration, transportation and processing of the natural resource. The response includes stopping the flow of the oil slick, containing the oil, and cleaning up the affected area. Various method are available, and proper planning and identification has to be made prior to the decision on the best and the most effective method is going to be implemented with minimum period and least harmful to the environment