Recent Work
Spill response work 2006 to 2007 has focused on  the preparation of emergency plans, equipment recommendations, and training.  Highlights include work with SINTEF in Norway on oil-in-ice that centres around the preparation of a Response Guide and development and testing of skimmers. A Petroleum and Hazardous Materials Management Standard is being developed for Western Forest Products Inc. that consolidates several Standards.
In 2006, Lauri traveled to Viet Nam with John Jessup of Canadyne Technologies Inc. to instruct sessions at a two-day seminar to staff of PetroVietnam. Spill response training was provided to NTCL in Hay River and Tuktoyaktuk in 2007.
Best Available Technology and In Situ Burning were assessed in 2006 for BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.  Technologies were examined for containing and removing oil in ice infestations. A paper was developed from this work and presented in Halifax in October 2006.
Response training in the classroom and field was conducted in 2006/7 at many sites in BC for Western Forest Products Inc. and BC Hydro.  Courses were given to CP Railway in Britt, Ontario where control points will be selected in September 2007.
Counterspil worked 2001 - 2006 to select spill control points on the Tennessee River and conduct spill response exercises for the Tennessee Valley Authority.  Contingency planning, countermeasures selection and training were part of this work.
Counterspil has participated in spills and exercises for Burrard Clean Operations over the past several years. Advice was provided at the Queen of the North and Squamish Estuary incidents.