Oil Spill Response Research (OSRR)
For more than 25 years, BSEE (and former organizations) have aggressively maintained a comprehensive, long-term research program dedicated to improving oil spill response options. The major focus of the program is to improve the methods and technologies used for oil spill detection, containment, treatment, recovery and cleanup. The OSRR program is a cooperative effort bringing together funding and expertise from research partners in government agencies, industry and the international community.
OSRD's Response Research Branch (RRB) manages the funding for numerous research projects chosen to meet selected major topics each year. White Papers and research proposals are solicited through a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) that is published on the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov.
The RRB also manages Ohmsett, the National Oil Spill Response Research Test Facility, located in Leonardo, New Jersey. Ohmsett is the largest outdoor saltwater wave/tow tank facility in North America. Ohmsett allows full-scale oil spill response testing, training and research with oil in a realistic marine environment. For more information visit the Ohmsett Website.
| Click on the categories below to bring up more information on our efforts in the subject area | |
| Arctic Oil Spill Response | Behavior of Oil |
| Chemical Treating Agents | Decision-Making Support Tools |
| In Situ Burning of Oil | Mechanical Containment |
| Ohmsett | Remote Sensing |
| Master List of Oil Spill Response Research (OSRR) Projects | |
For more information on the Bureau's Oil Spill Response Research (OSRR) Program, email us here
TAP Research Records
| Project Number | Office | Title | Performing Activity | Category |
Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 607 | TAP | TAP-607-Assessing Risk and Modeling a Sudden Gas Release Due to Gas Pipeline Ruptures | SL Ross Environmental Research Ltd. | Air Quality, Pipelines | 12/16/2016 |
| 783 | TAP | 2016-17 Freeze-Up and Break-Up Studies | Coastal Frontiers Corp | Arctic | 12/1/2016 |
| 784 | TAP | Potential Incidents of Non-Compliance (PINCs) Processing Support Services | ABS Consulting, Inc. | Production | 12/1/2016 |
| 785 | TAP | Accreditation Body Audit Support Services | ICF Incorporated, LLC | Human Factors | 12/1/2016 |
| 786 | TAP | Wireline Operations Research | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. | Drilling | 12/1/2016 |