This is a comprehensive list of our technical studies. Go to Dispersant Studies or In Situ Burning Studies for lists focused on those areas of technical development and evaluation.

The following is a list of projects conducted by the company in this area. Projects are presented chronologically and clients' names are shown in parentheses.

• Joint Industry Program on Oil in Ice: Field Tests of Fire Booms and Herding Agents in Pack Ice (in conjunction with SINTEF, in progress)
• Investigation of the Ability to Effectively Recover Oil Following Dispersant Application (U.S. Minerals Management Service, in progress)
• Laboratory Research on De-Icing and Anti-Icing Technologies to Prevent Freezing of Rope Mops (Cook Inlet Spill Response Inc., Alaska Clean Seas, in progress)
• Laboratory testing of dispersant effectiveness (large tank, Labofina, swirling flask tests) in warm and cold water on various crude oils, including: Hibernia, Terra Nova (Canada); Corocoro (Venezuela); Sakhalin Island, Chayvo, Chayvo Z-6, and Sokol (Russia); Northstar, Alaska North Slope, Endicott, Pt. McIntyre, Middle Ground Shoal (Alaska); Belida, Sembilang (Indonesia), Kairi (Trinidad) (various clients 2000 to present)
• Test Program to Identify the Best Chemical Dispersant for 17 ADNOC Crude Oils (Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., July 2007)
• Mid-Scale Test Tank Research on Using Oil Herding Surfactants to Thicken Oil Slicks in Broken Ice (U.S. Minerals Management Service, ExxonMobil Upstream Research, and PERF, March 2007)
• Small-Scale Evaluation of the Dispersion of Chayvo Crude Oil after Extended Low-Energy Soak Times (ExxonMobil Upstream Research, December 2006)
• Dispersant Effectiveness Tests in the SL Ross Wave Tank using Corexit 9500 and ED5 dispersant (ExxonMobil Upstream Research, December 2006)
• Dispersant Effectiveness Testing with the Diversion-Boom Concept Using the Ohmsett Facilities (ExxonMobil Upstream Research, December 2006)
• NanoSol Tank Testing to Evaluate Potential for Use as Oil Spill Dispersant (ExxonMobil Research, December 2006)
• Spill Related Properties and Dispersant Effectiveness Testing for Two Belanak Crude Oils (ConocoPhillips Indonesia, November 2006)
• Dispersant for Viscous Oils (U.S. Dept of Energy, November 2006)
• Development of a Method for the Field Delivery of Encapsulated Dispersant (ExxonMobil Upstream Research, November 2006)
• Dispersibility Tests in SL Ross Wave Tank (ExxonMobil Upstream Research, November 2006)
• Chemical Dispersibility of U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Crude Oils in Non-Breaking Waves: (U.S. Minerals Management Service, September 2006)
• Dispersant Effectiveness Testing On Water-In-Oil Emulsions At Ohmsett (U.S. Minerals Management Service, September 2006)
• Calm Sea Application of Dispersants (U.S. Minerals Management Service, September 2006)
• Dispersant Effectiveness Testing on Chayvo Z-6 Crude Oil in Cold Water and Ice at Ohmsett (ExxonMobil, July 2006)
• Dispersant Effectiveness Testing in Cold Water on Four Alaskan Crude Oils (U.S. Minerals Management Service, July 2006)
• Dispersant Effectiveness Testing in Ice - Project Report (ExxonMobil Upstream Research, July 2006)
• Investigation of Conditions for Flow of Weathered and Emulsified Endicott Crude Oil (BP Exploration Alaska, June 2006)
• Completion of Dispersant Effectiveness Testing on Terra Nova and White Rose Crude Oils at Ohmsett (Petro-Canada and Hunt Oil Co., May 2006)
• Combustion Efficiency Estimate for Blowout (AES Lynx Enterprises, March 2006)
• Vessel Assisted Dispersion in an Ice Field Using Scale Model Ice-Breakers at the AKER Helsinki Test Basin (BP Exploration, Sakhalin Developments, February 2006)
• Dispersant Effectiveness Testing On Viscous, U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Crude Oils (U.S. Minerals Management Service, January 2006)
• Complete Dispersant Effectiveness Testing on Chayvo Z-6 Crude (ExxonMobil Upstream Research, January 2006)
• Tank Tests to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Vessel Assisted Chemical Dispersion in Ice: Parts 1 & 2 (ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, 2005)
• Dispersant Effectiveness Testing: Relating the Results from Ohmsett to At-Sea Tests (U.S. Minerals Management Service, December 2005)
• Correlating Ohmsett Dispersant Tests with At-Sea Trials: Supplemental Tests to Complete the Matrix (U.S. Minerals Management Service, December 2005)
• Effect of Warming Viscous Oils Prior to Discharge on Dispersant Performance (U.S. Minerals Management Service, December 2005)
• Continuation of Encapsulated Dispersant Testing in the SL Ross Wave Tank (ExxonMobil Upstream Research, November 2005)
• Tank Tests to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Vessel Assisted Chemical Dispersion in Ice: Part 2 (ExxonMobil Upstream Research, October 2005)
• Feasibility of Pumping Cold, Emulsified Endicott Crude Oil (BP Exploration (Alaska), September 2005)
• Test of Encapsulated Dispersant in SL Ross Wave Tank (ExxonMobil Upstream Research, June 2005)
• Transfer of Decanting Technology Research to Oil Spill Response Organizations And Regulators (U.S. Minerals Management Service, May 2005)
• Preliminary Screening of the Potential For Sodium Silicide to Ignite Oil Slicks (ExxonMobil Upstream Research, April 2005)
• Vessel Assisted Dispersion Tests in SL Ross Test Tank (ExxonMobil, April 2005)
• Technical Assistance for Aker Arctic Vessel Assisted Dispersion Tests (ExxonMobil Upstream Research, April 2005)
• Tank Tests to Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Low-Energy Dispersant Application Method (ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, April 2005)
• Evaluation of Alternative Ignition Concepts for Thin Oil Slicks in Ice-Covered Waters (ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, April 2005)
• Tank Tests to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Vessel-Assisted Chemical Dispersion in Ice (ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, April 2005)
• Research to Improve the Pumping of Viscous Emulsions with Demulsifiers (Alaska Clean Seas, March 2005)
• Testing of Small Portable Pumps for Recovering Oil Spilled on Tundra in Winter (Alaska Clean Seas, March 2005)
• Small-Scale Test Tank Research on Using Oil Herding Surfactants to Thicken Oil Slicks in Broken Ice for In Situ Burning (ExxonMobil Upstream Research, March 2005)
• Development of a Method to Produce Large Quantities of Realistic Water-in-Oil Emulsions for Use in Evaluating Oil Spill Response Equipment and Techniques (U.S. Minerals Management Service, March 2005)
• Development of a Draft ASTM Standard on the Use of Fire Monitors and Other Single-Nozzle Systems for Dispersant Application (Marine Spill Response Corporation, February 2005)
• Preliminary Research on Using Oil Herding Agents to Thicken Oil Slicks in Broken Ice for In Situ Burning (ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, December 2004)
• Encapsulated Dispersant Effectiveness Testing (ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, December 2004)
• Preliminary Screening Tests of the Feasibility of Using Slurried Metallic Sodium As An Igniter For Thin Oil Slicks In Ice-Covered Waters (ExxonMobil Upstream Research (December 2004)
• Dispersibility of Kairi-1 Crude Oil (BHP Billiton, September 2004)
• Examining the Fate of Emulsion Breakers Used For Decanting (U.S. Minerals Management Service and Alaska Clean Seas, September 2004)
• Development of a Standard Method for Measuring the Buoyancy-to-Weight Ratio for Oil Spill Containment Boom (U.S. Minerals Management Service, May 2004)
• Preliminary Research on Using Oil Herding Surfactant to Thicken Oil Slicks in Broken Ice Conditions (ExxonMobil Upstream Research, January 2004)
• Preliminary Laboratory Tests on the Effects of Surface Currents Generated by a Submerged Pneumatic Bubble Barrier on Interactions of Viscous and Gelled Oil with Broken Ice (ExxonMobil Upstream Research, January 2004)
• Offloading Tests of a Mini-Barge Containing a Cold, Viscous Crude Oil Emulsion (BP Exploration Alaska, January 2004)
• Effect of Oil Spill Containment Boom Characteristics on Boom Performance (U.S. Minerals Management Service, May 2003)
• Demonstration of the NSSRT Barge-Offloading Plan: Dealing with a Viscous Emulsion at Freezing Temperatures (BP Exploration and Alaska Clean Seas, January 2003)
• Large-Tank Tests to Determine the Effectiveness of Corexit 9500 Dispersant When Applied to Terra Nova Crude Oil in Cold Water (Petro-Canada Inc., November 2002)
• Dispersant Effectiveness Testing in Cold Water at Ohmsett (U.S. Minerals Management Service, August 2002)
• Dispersant Effectiveness Testing in Cold Water and Broken Ice at Ohmsett (ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, August 2002)
• Large-Tank Tests to Determine the Effectiveness of Corexit 9500 and Corexit 9527 Dispersants When Applied to Sakhalin Island Chayvo-6 Crude Oil on Cold and Warm Water (ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, February 2002)
• Planning and Engineering the Implementation of Skimmer Testing in Broken Ice at OHMSETT (with DF Dickins Associates for MAR, Inc., January 2002)
• Extending Temporary Storage Capacity Offshore with Emulsion Breakers (Canadian Coast Guard and Minerals Management Service, January 2002)
• Fire Boom Tests at Ohmsett (Minerals Management Service, January 2002)
• Development of a Protocol for Dispersant Effectiveness Testing at Ohmsett (with MAR Inc. for U.S. Minerals Management Service, January 2002)
• Large-Tank Tests to Determine the Effectiveness of Corexit 9500 Dispersant When Applied to Hibernia Crude Oil on Cold Water (ExxonMobil Research and Engineering, December 2001)
• Demonstration of the North Slope Response Team Barge-offloading Plan (BP Exploration, November 2001)
• Single Nozzle Drop Size and Fallout Pattern Comparisons: Water and Corexit 9500 Dispersant (ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, September 2001)
• Effectiveness of Emulsion Breakers on North Slope Crude Oils (Alaska Clean Seas, March 2001)
• Evaluation of the Concept of High Pressure - Low Flow, Single Nozzle, Application of Chemical Dispersants. ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Florham Park, N.J.,December 2000)
• Laboratory Study to Compare the Relative Effectiveness of Corexit 9500 and 9527 on Viscous Oil. (ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Florham Park, N.J., December 2000)
• Test of an Annular Water Injection System for Pumping Emulsified Crude Oil (Alaska Clean Seas, United States Coast Guard, United States Navy SUPSALV, December 2000)
• Phase 1 - Maximum Capacity Tests for the LORI Skimmer in Brash and Slush Ice (Alaska Clean Seas with DF Dickins Associates, December 2000)
• Data Report on US Navy Fire Blanket Tests at Ohmsett (PCCI/US Navy SUPSALV, December 2000)
• Towing Forces on Fast-Water Oil Spill Diversion Booms (with Applied Fabric Technologies, Inc. for U.S. Coast Guard, December 2000)
• Laboratory Study to Compare the Effectiveness of Chemical Dispersants When Applied Dilute versus Neat: Part 3. (ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Florham Park, N.J., November 2000).
• Development of a Test Program for the LORI Skimmer in Brash and Slush Ice (Alaska Clean Seas, September 2000)
• Developing a Protocol for Dispersant Effectiveness Testing at Ohmsett (with MAR Inc. for U.S. Minerals Management Service, September 2000)
• Laboratory Study to Compare the Effectiveness of Chemical Dispersants When Applied Dilute versus Neat: Part 2. (ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Florham Park, N.J., June 2000)
• Technical Review of the Behaviour and Cleanup of Spills of Emulsified Bitumen (Canadian Coast Guard, June 2000)
• Extending Offshore Storage Capacity with Emulsion Breakers: Task 1 (for Canadian Coast Guard, March 2000)
• Laboratory Study to Compare the Effectiveness of Chemical Dispersants When Applied Dilute versus Neat. (U.S. Minerals Management Service, February 2000).
• Laboratory Testing to Determine Operational Parameters for In Situ Burning of Six Additional U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Crude Oils (Minerals Management Service, November, 1999)
• MMS citation: 312-Laboratory Testing to Determine In Situ Burning Parameters for Six Additional U.S. OCS Crude Oil
• Testing at Ohmsett to Determine Optimum Times to Decant Simple Temporary Storage Devices (U.S. Minerals Management Service, Canadian Coast Guard and ADEC, November 1999)
• MMS citation: 298-Testing at Ohmsett to Determine Optimum Times to Decant to Temporary Storage Devices
• Re-Engineering of a Stainless Steel Fireproof Boom for use in Conjunction with Conventional Fire Boom (pictures) (MMS and other, September, 1999)
• MMS citation: 289-Re-Engineering of a Stainless Steel Fireproof Boom for Using in Conjunction with Conventional Firebooms
• Estimation of Towing Forces on Oil Spill Containment Booms (U.S. Minerals Management Service and U.S. Coast Guard, May 1999)

• MMS citation: 299-Estimation of Towing Forces on Oil Spill Containment Booms
• Testing and Development of Fire Nozzles for Vessel-based Dispersant Delivery (Exxon Research and Engineering Co. and Marine Industry Group, January 1999)
• Design and Evaluation of a Prototype Fast Water Oil Spill Containment Boom (with Applied Fabric Technologies Inc., for Exxon Production Research Company, January 1999)
• Installation of an Enhanced Propane Flame System at Ohmsett (U.S. Navy SUPSALV and Minerals Management Service, November 1998)
• Identification of Oils that Produce Non-buoyant In Situ Burning Residues and Methods for their Recovery (API and TGLO, October 1998 )
• Dispersant Application by Fire Monitor: System Specification and Testing for SEACOR Osprey (National Response Corporation, September 1998)
• Preliminary Design of an Underwater Gaseous Propane Bubbler System with Air Injection and Heat Monitoring for Ohmsett (PCCI and MMS, July 1998)
• Testing of Fire Resistant Boom in Waves and Flame: Phase II - Continued Testing in Meso-scale Wave Basin (U.S. Minerals Management Service and Canadian Coast Guard, July 1998)
• The Efficacy of In Situ Burning of Alaska Oils (with Alaska Clean Seas for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, June 1998)
• Screening of Potential Fire-Resistant Oil Spill Containment Booms for In Situ Burning Operations (PCCI/GPC, April 1998)
• Laboratory Testing to Determine Operational Parameters for In Situ Burning of U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Crude Oils (Minerals Management Service, March 1998)
• Modeling and Lab-Scale Testing of Water Separation from Fluids Recovered by Weir-Type Skimmers (Alaska Clean Seas, February 1998)
• Development of a Screening Test Protocol for Fire Booms (U.S. Navy SUPSALV, December 1997)
• Testing of Fire Resistant Boom in Waves and Flame: Phase I - Development of Experimental Protocol and Preliminary Boom Testing (Minerals Management Service, July 1997)
• Review of In Situ Burning for Spills of North Slope Crude Oil (Prince William Sound Regional Community Advisory Council, May 1997)
• Development of Standards for the Selection and Evaluation of Spill Response Equipment (American Society for Testing and Materials, U.S. Coast Guard, Environment Canada, 1991 to 1996)
• Review of Dispersant-Use for Spills of North Slope Crude Oil (Prince William Sound Regional Community Advisory Council, October 1996)
• Review of In Situ Burning in Wetlands (Imperial Oil Resources, May 1996)
• Assessment of Countermeasures for Highly Viscous Oils (Exxon Production Research Co., May 1996)
• Specifications for a Fire-Monitor Based Dispersant Application System (Exxon Production Research Co., December 1995)
• Field Test of Waste Oil Combustion and Empty Drum Cleaning at Alexandra Fjord, NWT (Canadian Coast Guard, November 1995)
• Assessment of Tanker Self-Help Technologies for Responding to Oil Spills (U.S. Coast Guard and Environment Canada, September 1995)
• Development and Demonstration of Technologies for the On-Site Analysis and Destruction by Burning of Petroleum Liquid Wastes in Oil Drums Scattered Across the Canadian Arctic: Part 1 Program Design (with Meakin Consultants, for Canadian Coast Guard, September 1995)
• Compressed Air Jet Smoke Reduction Tests (with PCCI and SwRI for MSRC and U.S. Navy supSALV, July 1995)
• Repair, Refurbishment and Redesign of the Coast Guard Rotary Cup Burners (Canadian Coast Guard, July 1995)
• Actual Large Scale Methods for Artificial Weathering of Oil (MSRC, June 1995)
• Experiments on Demulsifiers and Modified Heli-torch Fuels to Enhance the In Situ Burning of Emulsions (Alaska Clean Seas, February 1995)
• Smoke Reduction through Ducted Air: Test Program (with PCCI and SwRI for MSRC, December 1994)
• The Science, Technology, and Effects of Controlled Burning of Oil Spills at Sea (MSRC, December 1994)
• Heavy Oil Belt Skimmer Testing (Canadian Coast Guard, October 1994)
• An Investigation of Pressure Drops from Pumping Water-in-Oil Emulsions (MSRC and Environment Canada, September 1994)
• In Situ Burning of Water-in-Oil Emulsions (with SINTEF Applied Chemistry for NOFO (Norwegian Clean Seas), Alaska Clean Seas, MSRC and PLUTO, April 1994)
• Update Assessment of Waste Lubricating Oil Furnaces for use in the Northwest Territories (Government of the Northwest Territories, March 1993)
• Waste Diesel and Other Fuels: Options for Disposal at Remote Sites by Combustion (Government of the Northwest Territories, February 1993)
• Testing of a LORI "Stiff Brush" Skimmer Sweep System (Canadian Coast Guard, October 1992)
• The Effectiveness of Dispersants on Thick Oil Slicks (Amoco Research Center, July 1992)
• In Situ Burning of Emulsions: Meso-Scale Tests with Waves and Ice (with SINTEF Applied Chemistry for NOFO, June 1992)
• Viscosity and Drag Reduction Techniques for Temporary Storage and Transfer of Weathered Crude Oils and Emulsions (Canadian Petroleum Association, May 1992)
• State-of-the-Art Review: Emulsion Breaking Chemicals (Canadian Petroleum Association, April 1992)
• Workshop on Tanker Self-Help Countermeasures Systems (Environment Canada, April 1992)
• Modifications and Testing of a Portable Reciprocating Kiln for Cleaning Oiled Sand and Gravel (Canadian Department of the Environment, March 1992)
• Testing of Emulsion Breaking Chemicals on Grand Banks Crude Oils (Eastcoast Spill Response Inc., December 1991)
• In Situ Burning of Emulsions: The Effects of Varying Water Content and Degree of Evaporation (with SINTEF Applied Chemistry for NOFO, June 1991)
• ACS Peat Cleanup Study (with Woodward-Clyde Consultants for Alaska Clean Seas, April 1991)
• Canadian Coast Guard Oil Containment Boom Test Program (Canadian Coast Guard, March 1991)
• Modifications and Testing of the 100 bbl/day Swirlfire Burner (Canadian Coast Guard, March 1991)
• Development and Testing of a Prototype Rockwasher for Cleaning Oiled Beach Cobble (Canadian Department of the Environment, January 1991)
• Proceedings of a Workshop to Establish Canadian Marine Oil Spill Research and Development Priorities (Environmental Studies Research Funds, Publication No. 106, April 1990)
• Selection Criteria and Laboratory Evaluation of Oil Spill Sorbents: Update IV (Canadian Department of the Environment, March 1990)
• Engineering Design Modification and Retrofitting to the Coast Guard "Heavy-Oil" Skimmer (Canadian Coast Guard, March 1990)
• Evaluation of Ultrasonic and Air Jets Atomization Systems for Oil Spill Recovery (Canadian Department of the Environment, November 1989)
• Disposal of Spilled Hibernia Crude Oils and Emulsions: In-situ Burning and the "Swirlfire" Burner (Canadian Coast Guard, March 1989)
• Full-Scale Evaluation of a Steam Siphon for Breaking Water-in-Oil Emulsions (Canadian Coast Guard, January 1989)
• Tank Testing of Skimmers with Waxy and Viscous Oils (Canadian Petroleum Association and Canadian Coast Guard, January 1989)
• Rapid Test for Dispersant Effectiveness at Oil Spill Sites (American Petroleum Institute, January 1989)
• Offshore Testing of Booms and Skimmers (Canadian Department of the Environment and the Canadian Coast Guard, April 1988)
• A Study of Equipment and Techniques to Dispose of Oily Materials from Spill Cleanups (Canadian Coast Guard, March 1988)
• Drop Size and Dispersant Effectiveness: Small-Scale Laboratory Testing (Environmental Studies Research Funds, Publication No. 082, July 1987)
• Mid-Scale Testing of Dispersant Effectiveness (Environmental Studies Research Funds, Publication No. 068, April 1987)
• The Use of Hovercraft in Dispersant Application (Environmental Studies Research Funds, with D.F. Dickins Associates Limited, October 1986)
• An Experimental Study of Oil Spill Treating Agents that Inhibit Emulsification and Promote Dispersion (Canadian Department of the Environment, December 1986)
• Countermeasures for Dealing with Spills of Viscous, Waxy Crude Oils (Environmental Studies Research Funds, Publication No. 058, October 1986)
• Decision-Making Aids for Igniting or Extinguishing Well Blowouts to Minimize Environmental Impacts (Environmental Studies Research Funds, Publication No. 051, November 1986)
• Development of a High Pressure Water Mixing Concept for Use with Ship-Based Dispersant Application(Environmental Studies Research Funds, Publication No. 034, May 1986)
• Testing of an Oil Recovery Concept for Use in Brash and Mulched Ice (Environmental Studies Research Funds, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, September 1985)
• In Situ Burning of Uncontained Oil Slicks: Possible Application for the Beaufort Sea (Sohio Alaska Petroleum Co., July 1985)
• In Situ Burning of Uncontained Oil Slicks (Canadian Department of the Environment, May 1985)
• Effectiveness of the Repeat Application of Chemical Dispersants on Oil (Environmental Studies Research Funds, Publication No. 006, January 1985)
• An Engineering Study of Mechanical Shoreline Cleanup Systems for Oil Spills in Canada (Canadian Offshore Oil Spill Research Association, June 1984)
• Laboratory Testing of Devices for the Recovery of Oil in Ice (Canadian Offshore Oil Spill Research Association, February 1984)
• Laboratory Testing and Design of Ship-Based Dispersing Systems (Canadian Offshore Oil Spill Research Association, December 1983)
• Offshore Dispersant Trial (Canadian Offshore Aerial Application Task Force, October 1983)
• Proceedings of a Brainstorming Workshop on Recovery of Oil in an Ice Environment (Canadian Offshore Oil Spill Research Association, December 1982)
• The Field Evaluation of Five Prototype Lightweight Booms (Canadian Coast Guard, September 1982)
• An Operational Evaluation of the GemEng Prototype Fireproof Boom (Canadian Coast Guard and Canadian Department of the Environment, September 1982)
• The Development and Field Application of an Oil Slick Thickness Measuring Device (Canadian Offshore Aerial Application Task Force, July 1982)
• The Use of Aerially-Deployed Igniters for an Oil Blowout in the Southern Beaufort Sea (Dome Petroleum Ltd., December 1981)
• A Winter Evaluation of Oil Skimmers and Booms (Canadian Department of the Environment, September 1981)