The Oil Pollution Act Of 1990

Author : Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309063701
Total Pages : 287 pages
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Download or read book Double-Hull Tanker Legislation written by Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1998-03-09 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The passage of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) by Congress and subsequent modifications of international maritime regulations resulted in a far-reaching change in the design of tank vessels. Double-hull rather than single-hull tankers are now the industry standard, and nearly all ships in the world maritime oil transportation fleet are expected to have double hulls by about 2020. This book assesses the impact of the double hull and related provisions of OPA 90 on ship safety, protection of the marine environment, and the economic viability and operational makeup of the maritime oil transportation industry. The influence of international conventions on tank vessel design and operation is addressed. Owners and operators of domestic and international tank vessel fleets, shipyard operators, marine architects, classification societies, environmentalists, and state and federal regulators will find this book useful.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works
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Total Pages : 6 pages
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Download or read book To Amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, to Improve that Act, and for Other Purposes written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : National Petroleum Council. Committee on the Oil Pollution Act
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
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Download or read book The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 written by National Petroleum Council. Committee on the Oil Pollution Act and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
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Download or read book The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States
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Total Pages : 90 pages
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Download or read book Oil Pollution Act of 1990 written by United States and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works
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Total Pages : 440 pages
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Download or read book Oil Spill Prevention and Response Improvement Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
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Download or read book Liability and Financial Responsibility for Oil Spills Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and Related Statutes written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030929889X
Total Pages : 343 pages
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Download or read book Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: U.S. Arctic waters north of the Bering Strait and west of the Canadian border encompass a vast area that is usually ice covered for much of the year, but is increasingly experiencing longer periods and larger areas of open water due to climate change. Sparsely inhabited with a wide variety of ecosystems found nowhere else, this region is vulnerable to damage from human activities. As oil and gas, shipping, and tourism activities increase, the possibilities of an oil spill also increase. How can we best prepare to respond to such an event in this challenging environment? Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment reviews the current state of the science regarding oil spill response and environmental assessment in the Arctic region north of the Bering Strait, with emphasis on the potential impacts in U.S. waters. This report describes the unique ecosystems and environment of the Arctic and makes recommendations to provide an effective response effort in these challenging conditions. According to Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment, a full range of proven oil spill response technologies is needed in order to minimize the impacts on people and sensitive ecosystems. This report identifies key oil spill research priorities, critical data and monitoring needs, mitigation strategies, and important operational and logistical issues. The Arctic acts as an integrating, regulating, and mediating component of the physical, atmospheric and cryospheric systems that govern life on Earth. Not only does the Arctic serve as regulator of many of the Earth's large-scale systems and processes, but it is also an area where choices made have substantial impact on life and choices everywhere on planet Earth. This report's recommendations will assist environmentalists, industry, state and local policymakers, and anyone interested in the future of this special region to preserve and protect it from damaging oil spills.

Author : Olubunmi Olanrewaju Awoyemi
Publisher : M.O. Awoyemi & Company Independent Law Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780996011624
Total Pages : 818 pages
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Download or read book The Anatomy of United States' Oil Pollution Act Of 1990 written by Olubunmi Olanrewaju Awoyemi and published by M.O. Awoyemi & Company Independent Law Publishing. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 818 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the key goals of this legal treatise is to undertake a painstaking textual anatomy of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to help academics, lawyers, judges, and students navigate its recondite provisions with relative ease. This treatise consists of eighteen chapters. Chapter one discusses the scope of the Oil Pollution Act 1990. Chapter two analyzes the defenses to liability. Chapter three examines the procedures for asserting claims against a responsible party. Chapter four explores removal costs under OPA. Chapters five, six and seven dwell on issues relating to damages, recovery of interest, and limitation of liability respectively. Chapters eight and nine of this treatise focus on the effect of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 on the insurance structure for oil pollution in US and international waters. The two chapters briefly discuss the financial responsibility requirements and the international oil pollution regimes as they relate to marine insurance. Chapter ten discusses contribution, indemnity and third part liability. Chapters eleven, twelve and thirteen examine the National Pollution Funds Center's Oil spill liability Trust funds, recovery by foreign claimants, as well as jurisdictional and procedural issues respectively. Chapters fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen comprehensively analyze the non-preemption clause, as well as the interaction between OPA and its predecessor statutes dealing with oil and other pollutants, as well as time limitations respectively.The overall analysis undertaken in this treatise would be helpful to governments at all levels (domestic & foreign), and also to the maritime & transportation, environmental, oil & gas, energy, insurance, banking & financial services, real estate, and hospitality industries. This treatise attempts an extensive textual analysis of the compensation and liability sub-chapter of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA). This treatise also includes an extensive analysis of OPA jurisprudence and non-OPA jurisprudence construing pre-OPA statutes regulating oil and hazardous substance pollution. Its comprehensive analysis of non-OPA jurisprudence would provide guidance to academics, lawyers, judges, students and several business industries in their bid to construe the intricate provisions of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. The author of this treatise has reproduced the relevant sections of OPA, at the beginning of each discussion of the most important sections of the OPA.

Author : Committee on Understanding Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy and Effects
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Total Pages : 408 pages
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Download or read book Oil Spill Dispersants written by Committee on Understanding Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy and Effects and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approximately 3 million gallons of oil or refined petroleum products are spilled into U.S. waters every year. Oil dispersants (chemical agents such as surfactants, solvents, and other compounds) are used to reduce the effect of oil spills by changing the chemical and physical properties of the oil. By enhancing the amount of oil that physically mixes into the water, dispersants can reduce the potential that a surface slick will contaminate shoreline habitats. Although called for in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 as a tool for minimizing the impact of oil spills, the use of chemical dispersants has long been controversial. This book reviews the adequacy of existing information and ongoing research regarding the effectiveness of dispersants as an oil spill response technique, as well as the effect of dispersed oil on marine and coastal ecosystems. Oil Spill Dispersants also includes recommended steps for policy makers faced with making hard choices regarding the use of dispersants as part of spill contingency planning efforts or during actual spills.