MSRC Completes Gulf of Mexico Expansion

March 3, 2012

The Marine Spill Response Corporation reports that it has completed its Gulf of Mexico expansion program known as Deep Blue. The new response capabilities created under this program are now ready to respond to an oil spill incident, if and when necessary.
 
The key objectives of this expansion program include:

Increasing the effectiveness of mechanical recovery by:

 •Expanding the number of dedicated oil spill response and recovery platforms in the Gulf of Mexico
 •Increasing the ability to utilize commercial Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) and Multi-Purpose Support Vessels (MPSVs) to reinforce MSRC's existing dedicated platforms
 •Enhancing the ability to find and encounter oil on the water's surface
 
Increasing the effectiveness of other key response tools, including:

 •Expanding dispersant capability
 •Expanding controlled burning capability

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