Oil Spill Response Ltd (OSRL) has opened a new base in Saldanha Bay, South Africa. The base, which houses state-of-the-art well capping equipment designed to shut-in uncontrolled subsea wells was built to support regional and global response. This is surely a giant leap for Africa's capabilities to respond to oil spills.
The Saldanha capping stick is available to oil and gas companies across the industry through OSRL's Subsea Well Intervention Service(SWIS) which provides for swift subsea incident response around the world. The integrated subsea well intervention system includes four capping stacks suitable for international use and two hardware kits for debris clearance, BOP intervention and the subsea application of dispersant at a wellhead. The equipment can be used for the majority of known subsea wells in water depths up to 3,000 meters.
Robert Limb, Chief Executive of OSRL said "SWIS represents a transformational addition to OSRL's portfolio of services, helping our members prepare for and handle potential subsea well control incidents on a global scale. Members benefit from a world-class capping capability, supported by OSRL's industry-leading response and preparedness expertise. Our new facility at Saldanha has strategic significance in that we are now able to deliver advanced service in this region - a development that is wholly consistent with our mission to enable the most efficient, safe and effective response to oil spills wherever they may occur".
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