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Copyright 2013. Oil Spill Response Limited.

Increasing Risk of Marine Oil Spills and Existing

Preparedness Capabilities in SE Asia

Geeva Varghese

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Outline

Southeast Asia The Marine Environment

Growing Demand and Energy Trends

Exploration, Production and Transportation of Oil

Risk Profile

State of Preparedness

Conclusion

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Southeast Asia

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Oil & Gas Industry Southeast Asia

Year Onshore Offshore

2007 101 143

2008 100 108

2009 112 108

2010 102 128

2011 116 117

2012 91 142

Southeast Asia - Conventional Drilling Activity

Long history of exploration

Mix of National & International Oil

companies

Started in the 1960s 2 phases

Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei

Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam

Primarily onshore moved to

offshore

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Oil & Gas Industry Southeast Asia

1990 2012

Brunei 152 140

Indonesia 1539 889

Malaysia 635 674

Philippines 5 34

Thailand 54 393

Vietnam 52 356

Rest of ASEAN 15 17

Mature region but recent exploration success in marginal /

frontier areas

Deepwater potential in several countries Malaysia, Brunei

Oil Production by Country kb/d; Source IEA 2013Growth in ASEAN Primary Energy Demand ; Source IEA,2013

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Shipping Industry Southeast Asia

A distinctively maritime region

Heavy reliance on maritime transport

Straits of Malacca, Lombok and Sunda

Estimated more than of half of worlds annual merchanttonnage traverses through the Southeast Asian Seas

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Shipping Industry Southeast Asia

STRAITREP Data

Mandatory ship reporting

system

Straits of Malacca

Data from 1999 to 2007

Traffic increase by 61%

Growth in regional trade

Container ports account for about

30% worlds trans-shipment traffic

Record volumes post 2010

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State of Preparedness

Developing BaselineInformation &

EstablishingScientific Support

Response Capability

National Actions

Coordinating Ability

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National Actions

Designation of a competent National Authority to deal withmarine emergencies

Preparation and adoption of National Oil Spill Contingency

Plans

Participation in Regionalor Multilateraloil spill response

arrangements

Ratification and implementation of relevant International

Conventions

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Baseline Information and Scientific

Support

Establish and exchange information

Responsible and accountable

policy formulation

The last of Sea Gypsies Bajau Laut

Indigenous subsistence community

Rely almost exclusively on marine resources

for their food and livelihood

Malikai field, off Sabah

Source: The Guardian, UK; Photograph : James Morgan

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Response Capability

Establishing risk profile

Baseline Information for

analysing environmental and

socio-economic impact

Response

Capabili ty Building

Tiered Response Approach

Policies that supplement rather than impede response

Provisions to call upon resources from other countries

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Conclusion

Increase in energy transportation and extraction translates toincrease in pollution risk

Managing Risk Exposure / Vulnerability / Damage Repair /

Compensation

Improvements in Preparedness will bring the most beneficialoutcome

It is important not to just fight the last war

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