TOTAL ABK has initiated many actions in order to improve preparedness for emergency situations related to oil pollution. Task forces, more stringent audits, stronger management system requirements and procedures, tightened reporting exigencies and overall top of the notch oil spill surveillance tools were successfully integrated.

Using creative thinking to tackle this paramount environmental topic, "Not under my Watch" is a project resulting in significant optimization of our strategy and Preparedness to response to accidental oil spill.

As a direct result from this project, we are in a better position to anticipate and have significantly strengthened our preparedness level to respond to any oil spill.

Keywords:
chemical spill, modeling, response strategy, Upstream Oil & Gas, contingency planning, oceanographic data, Abu Dhabi, total abk, integration, Emergency Response Team
Subjects:
HSSE & Social Responsibility Management, Environment, Contingency planning and emergency response, Oil and chemical spills
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