Project 2: Site Remediation - Oil Spill

CUSTOMER:

Confidential

PROJECT:

Newport Oil Spill

CONTRACT VALUE:

$175,000

DESCRIPTION:

Global was contracted by a confidential customer to assist in the mitigation of a major oil spill in the Narrangansett Bay.  Global was responsible for the following tasks:

  • Provide manpower, boats, and heavy equipment
  • Assist US Coast in deployment of oil containment booms
  • Clean sides of barge while at anchorage
  • Fast Action Response Team reporting directly to spill command center
  • Respond to bird rescues and oil calls on bathing beaches
  • Provide loader service to till rocky beaches in order to release trapped oil in subsurface at high tides
  • Collect free floating oil with absorbent materials