Selected Oil Spill Preparation and Response Reports

Flaring off oil during the Deepwater Horizon response in the Gulf of Mexico

Flaring off oil during the Deepwater Horizon response in the Gulf of Mexico

 

National Protocols

Stevens, L. and Aurand, D. 2008. Criteria for Evaluating Oil Spill Planning and Response Operations. A Report to IUCN, The World Conservation Union. Ecosystem Management & Associates, Inc., Lusby, MD. 20657. Technical Report 07-02 (Revised June 2008), 55p.

Stevens, L.M. 2000. Guidelines for Dispersant Use in New Zealand. Prepared for the Foundation of Research, Science and Technology and the Maritime Safety Authority. Cawthron Report No. 581. 45p.

AMSA, 2003. Oil Spill Monitoring: Background Paper and Handbook.  Prepared by John Wardrop (Wardrop Consulting) and Leigh Stevens (Cawthron Institute) for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and the Marine Safety Authority of New Zealand (MSA). Published by AMSA, Canberra. 

 

Selected Oil Publications

Lane, A. and Stevens, L.M. 2016. Sensitive Sites Environmental Scan. Prepared for Martitime New Zealand. Environmental Resources Management (ERM) Limited Report Reference 0258115. 26p plus site summary and GIS mapping annexes A-J.

Stevens, L. 2013. Wellington Harbour and South Coast: Site Prioritisation for Oil Spill Response. Prepared for Maritime New Zealand, 13p plus appendices.

Stevens, L. 2013. Southland Coast ShoreSeg: GIS based segmentation and database of oil spill response features on the Southland Coast - Te Waewae Bay to the Catlins.  

Stevens, L. 2013. Laboratory Weathering of Maui Condensate. Programme management, and interpretation of laboratory results. Prepared for STOS, NZ. 2p plus appendices.

Stevens, L.M. and Robertson B.M. 2012. 2012 Reassessment of Kupe Condensate Dispersibility. Prepared for Origin Energy Resources (Kupe) Limited. 4p. 

Stevens, L. 2012. Laboratory Weathering of Kupe Condensate. Programme management, and interpretation of laboratory results. Prepared for Origin Energy Resources New Zealand.

Stevens, L. 2011. Nelson/Tasman Coast ShoreSeg: GIS based segmentation and database of oil spill response features on the Nelson and Tasman Coasts.  Prepared for Maritime New Zealand.

Stevens, L.M. and Robertson B.M. 2011. Dispersibility Assessment of Maui and Pohokura Condensates. Prepared for Shell Todd Oil Services (STOS) 6p. 

Stevens, L.M. and Robertson B.M. 2011. Dispersibility Assessment of Weathered Pohokura Condensates. Prepared for Shell Todd Oil Services (STOS) 6p. 

Stevens, L.M. and Robertson B.M. 2011. Kapiti Coast Rapid Oil Spill Assessment. Prepared for OMV New Zealand Limited. 8p plus appendices.

Stevens, L.M. 2009. Dispersibility Assessment of Kupe Condensate. Prepared for Origin Energy Resources (Kupe) Limited. 6p. 

Stevens, L. 2008. Wellington Coast ShoreSeg: GIS based segmentation and database of oil spill response features on the Wellington and Wairarapa Coasts. Prepared for Maritime New Zealand.

Stevens, L. and Aurand, D. 2008. Criteria for Evaluating Oil Spill Planning and Response Operations. A Report to IUCN, The World Conservation Union. Ecosystem Management & Associates, Inc., Lusby, MD. 20657. Technical Report 07-02 (Revised June 2008), 55p.

Stevens, L.M. 2006. Guidelines for the Use of Oil Spill Dispersant. Prepared for Maritime New Zealand. Cawthron Report No. 915. 33p.

Stevens, L. and Wardrop, J. 2005. Oil Spill Monitoring Handbook. 19th Biennial International Oil Spill Conference, 15-19 May 2005, Miami Beach, Florida.

Stevens, L., Roberts, J., Hume D. 2005. Incorporating consequence analysis into the assessment of oil spill risk in NZ. 19th Biennial International Oil Spill Conference, 15-19 May 2005, Miami Beach, Florida.

Stevens, L., Gibbs, M., Roberts, J., Maxwell, D., Service, R. 2005. Ecological Risk Assessment – A high speed version used in New Zealand. 19th Biennial International Oil Spill Conference, 15-19 May 2005, Miami Beach, Florida.

Aurand, D., Pond, R., Coelho, G., Cunningham, M., Cocanaur, A., Stevens, L. 2005. The use of consensus ecological risk assessments to evaluate oil spill response options: Lessons learned from workshops in nine different locations. 19th Biennial International Oil Spill Conference, 15-19 May 2005, Miami Beach, Florida.

Hume, D., Roberts, J. and Stevens, L. 2004. Marine Oil Spill Risk Assessment: Proposed Consequence Framework. Prepared for the Maritime Safety Authority.

Stevens, L. 2004. Emulsification and Evaporation Properties of McKee Crude, Naptha, Kapuni Condensate and Maui Condensate from Taranaki. Prepared for Shell Todd Oil Services. Cawthron Report No. 897. 8p.

Stevens, L. 2004. Assessment of the Likely Effectiveness of Oil Dispersant in Fiordland. Prepared for the Maritime Safety Authority. Cawthron Report No. 865.

Stevens, L. and Robertson, B.M. 2004. Broad Scale Mapping of Intertidal Habitat and Ecology of Sandy Beaches and River Estuaries - Wellington Harbour and South Coast, 2004. Prepared by the Cawthron Institute for Greater Wellington Regional Council. Cawthron Report No. 913. 69p.

Stevens, L., Aurand, D. 2003. Summary of the Marsden Point Ecological Risk Assessment, 27-28 November 2002. Prepared for the Maritime Safety Authority. Cawthron Report No. 789. 32p.

AMSA, 2003. Oil Spill Monitoring: Background Paper and Handbook.  Prepared by Wardrop Consulting and the Cawthron Institute for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and the Marine Safety Authority of New Zealand (MSA). Published by AMSA, Canberra.  

Stevens, L. 2002. Rapid Guide for Oil Spill Monitoring. Prepared for the Maritime Safety Authority.

Stevens, L. 2002. Questionnaire on Ecological Issues in Dispersant Use. Prepared for the Maritime Safety Authority. Cawthron Report No. 706.

Stevens, L. 2001. Guidelines for Dispersant Use in New Zealand. Proceedings of the 17th Biennial International Oil Spill Conference, 26-29 March 2001, Tampa, Florida, USA. pp.1185-1194. 

Stevens, L. 2001. Summary of New Zealand Effectiveness Testing Results. Prepared for the Maritime Safety Authority. Cawthron Report No. 650. 9p.

Stevens, L. 2001. Final Report on the Effectiveness Testing of New Zealand Oil Dispersants. Prepared for the Maritime Safety Authority. Cawthron Report No. 649. 9p plus appendices.

Stevens, L. 2001. Dispersion of a Lightly Emulsified New Zealand IFO-380 Fuel Oil. Prepared for the Maritime Safety Authority. Cawthron Report No. 648. 8p plus appendices. 

Stevens, L. 2001. Dispersion of Fresh IFO-380 Fuel Oil at Variable Temperatures and Dose Rates. Prepared for the Maritime Safety Authority. Cawthron Report No. 647. 7p plus appendices.

Stevens, L. 2001. Preliminary Report on the Effectiveness Testing of New Zealand Oil Dispersants. Prepared for the Maritime Safety Authority. Cawthron Report No. 638. 10p plus appendices.

Stevens, L. M. 2001. Likely Environmental Effects of Petrol Discharged from the Mobil Oil Marine Stop, Whitianga Wharf.  Evidence prepared for Environment Waikato. 3p. 

Stevens, L. M. 2000. List of Oil Spill Publications held at Cawthron. Report prepared for the Maritime Safety Authority of New Zealand. Cawthron Report No. 585.  

Stevens, L. M. 2000. Guidelines for Dispersant Use in New Zealand. Prepared for the Foundation of Research, Science and Technology and the Maritime Safety Authority. Cawthron Report No. 581. 45p.

Stevens, L. M. 2000. Effectiveness Testing of Oil Spill Dispersants. Confidential report prepared for the Maritime Safety Authority.

Stevens, L.M. 2000. Likely Environmental Effects of the Don Fico 701 Diesel Spill to Port Lyttelton. Evidence prepared for Fraser Evans (Christchurch) on behalf of Jemico Marine Limited. 2p. 

Stevens, L.M. 1999. Toxicity Testing: Oil and Oil Dispersants. Paper presented at the Conference on Pollution Effects – Biomarkers in Environmental Toxicology, Christchurch, 14-16 July 1999. 5p.

Stevens, L.M. 1999. Report on the 16th Biennial International Oil Spill Conference on the Prevention, Behavior, Control and Cleanup of Oil Spills 7-11 March 1999, Seattle, Washington, USA. Prepared for Ministry of Research, Science and Technology. Cawthron Report No. 483. 9p plus appendices.

Stevens, L.M. 1997. Evidence on the Potential Ecological Impact (including oil pollution) from the Solid Energy Proposed Coal Jetty, Granity, NZ. Prepared for Tranz Rail Ltd. 27p.

Pratt, C., Stevens, L.M. 1997. Port Nelson Site Marine Oil Spill Contingency Plan. Prepared for Port Nelson Limited by Woodward-Clyde (NZ) Ltd, Christchurch, and Cawthron Institute. 18p plus appendices.

Stevens, L.M. 1996. Nelson/Tasman Regional Oil Spill Contingency Plan. Prepared for Nelson City and Tasman District Councils. Cawthron Report No. 375. 19p plus appendices (reviewed in 2006).