1. Oil in ice - to disperse or not to disperse
Tromsø 4 - 5 November 2013

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Aim of the workshop
The workshop is financed by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign affairs under Ministry of
the Environment. The funds are targeted towards promoting work on environmental issues
within the Arctic council.
The Norwegian Polar Institute will lead the workshop in collaboration with Akvaplan-Niva
and EPPR. The workshop will establish recommendations based on status of the current
knowledge to handling oil in ice focusing on the use of dispersants. The workshop will
gather expert parties, scientists, NGO’s and institutions, within the Arctic Environmental
Cooperation in order to discuss the challenges in using dispersants under Arctic
conditions.
Stakeholders and partners
The Arctic Council is a high level intergovernmental forum to provide means for promoting
cooperation, coordination and interaction among the Arctic States, with the involvement of
the Arctic Indigenous communities and other Arctic issues, in particular issues of
sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic. www.arctic-
council.org
The EPPR Working Group, their goal is to contribute to the protection of the Arctic
environment form the threat or impact that may result from an accidental release of
pollutants or radionuclides. In addition the Working Group considers issues related to
response to the consequence of natural disasters. www.arctic-council.org/eppr/
The Norwegian Polar Institute is dedicated to scientific research, mapping and
environmental monitoring in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. The institute advises
Norwegian authorities on matters concerning polar issues, and is Norway`s competent
environmental authority in Antarctica. Monitoring of climate, environmental pollutants and
biodiversity, and geological and topographic mapping are key activities at the Institute.
www.npolar.no
The Norwegian Coastal Administration is an agency of the Ministry of Fisheries and
Coastal Affairs responsible for services related to maritime safety, maritime infrastructure,
transport efficiency, and emergency response to acute pollution. www.kystverket.no
The Fram Centre is the short name for FRAM – High North Research Centre for Climate
and the Environment. The Fram Centre is based in Tromsø, and consists of about 500
scientists from 20 institutions involved in interdisciplinary research of natural science,
technology and social science. www.framsenteret.no
Akvaplan-niva AS is a research-based company, which is owned by the Norwegian
Institute of Water Research (NIVA). www.akvaplan.niva.no

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Program
Workshop: Oil in ice - to disperse or not to disperse
Monday (04.11.13)
19:00-!! Mingling and registration
Tuesday (05.11.13)
08:30-08:45! Registration
Opening
08:45-08:55! Opening speech by Harald Steen (NP/Leader of ICE)
08:05-09:10! Ann Heinrich (EPPR/IEMC US): Setting the frames: Emergency,
! ! Preparedness, Prevention and Response in the Arctic?
09:10-09:15! Nina M. Jørgensen (NP): Practical information
Use of dispersants
09:15-09:45! Francois X. Merlin (Cedre): Updated IMO Guidelines on the use of
! ! dispersants
09:45-10:15! Per Daling(SINTEF): Potential use of dispersants in ice infested waters
10:15-10:35! Coffee and fruit
Biological impact
10:35-11:05! Lionel Camus (Akvaplan-Niva): Environmental impact of chemically
! ! dispersed oil in the Arctic
11:05-11:25! Nils H. Boise (WWF): Defining the ice edge; How and why
11:30-12:30! Lunch
Monitoring and Preparedness
12:30-12:55! Rune Storvold (Norut): Detection and monitoring of oil spills in ice infested
! ! waters
12:55-13:15! Silje Berger (Norwegian Coastal Administration): Chemical dispersion in the
! ! Norwegian governmental oil spill contingency
NEBA
13:15-13:45! Joseph Nicolette (ENVIRON): Net Environmental Benefit Analysis and
! ! Application to Oil Spill Response in the Sea Ice Ecosystem
13:45-14:05! Nikolay Dimitriev (JSC ECOPROJECT): Environmental consequences of the
! ! dispersant use in the ice conditions: perspectives of application in the Barents Sea
OGP
14:05-14:30! Hanne G. Johnsen (Statoil/OGP JIP): Research on Arctic oil spill response
! ! technology – ! status on Arctic Oil Spill Technology Joint Industry Programme
! ! (2012-2015)
14:30-14:50! Coffee and fruit
Debate
14:50-15:35! Panel debate
15:35-15:45! Concluding remarks

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Opening speaker:
Harald Steen
Leader for ICE at the Norwegian Polar Institute
Mail: harald.steen@npolar.no
Dr Harald Steen is leader for the Norwegian Polar Institute's
centre for Ice, Climate and Ecosystems (ICE). Harald has worked
as deputy research director and leader for ICE Ecosystems.
The Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI)
NPI is active within the fields of scientific research, mapping and
environmental monitoring in the Arctic and Antarctica. The
Institute advises Norwegian authorities in strategic and thematic
matters relating to the polar regions, represents Norway
internationally on various occasions and is Norway’s competent
environmental authority in Antarctica.
Monitoring of climate, environmental pollutants and biodiversity, and geological and
topographic mapping are key activities at the Institute. Another important task is
environmental monitoring in the polar regions in cooperation with Russia, and
circumpolar cooperation in the Arctic and Antarctica. Fieldwork and data collection
have always been central to the Polar Institute, for example examination of polar
bears around Svalbard, ice core drilling in the Arctic and Antarctica, and
measurements of sea ice in the Arctic Sea. The Institute equips and organises
major expeditions and owns the research vessel Lance.
The organisation has grown rapidly in recent years as part of the Government’s
strategic initiatives in the High North. Within the research sector, the Centre for Ice,
Climate and Ecosystems (ICE) has been created as part of the Institute, to
intensify research on climate and ecosystems in polar regions, especially in the
north.
NPI represent Norway in several international forums and collaborates with
research institutes all over the world. The results obtained through research and
environmental monitoring projects are passed on to the civil administration,
research partners, expert groups, schools and the general public. The Institute
produces and distributes exhibits, books, reports and a scientific journal, Polar
Research, often in collaboration with domestic and foreign partners.
The roots of the Norwegian Polar Institute stretch back to scientific expeditions to
Svalbard in 1906–1907: these were the direct predecessors of the institute
established in 1928. NPI´s head office is located in Tromsø’s Fram Centre – a
network of twenty institutions.

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Setting the frames:
Ann Heinrich
Vice Chairperson of the Arctic Council’s EPPR work group
Mail: Ann.Heinrich@nnsa.doe.gov
Ann has been working in the field of emergency management since 1989.
Since 2001 her focus has been on international emergency management.
Ann is the Deputy Director of the Office of International Emergency
Management and Cooperation (IEMC) within the Department of Energy’s
National Nuclear Security Administration, a position she has held since 2001.
Prior to this appointment, Ann was Deputy Director in the predecessor
division, International Emergency Cooperation. The mission of that office
also included threat assessments and nuclear smuggling. Ann has also
served as Special Assistant to the Director, Office of Emergency
Management. That office was responsible for all activities related to the
emergency planning, preparedness, and response mission for the DOE
complex; DOE support of US response to accident or incidents in the US;
and DOE assistance to foreign governments.Before Joining DOE in 1992,
Ann was a consultant and focused on security, nuclear, and environmental
issues.
Emergancy, Preparedness, Prevention and Response (EPPR)
The EPPR Working Group was established under the Arctic Environmental
Protection Strategy (AEPS) in 1991. The EPPR Working Group is one of six
working groups of the Arctic Council. EPPR reports to the Arctic Council and
Ministers through Senior Arctic Officials (SAOs).The goal of the EPPR
Working Group is to contribute to the protection of the Arctic environment
from the threat or impact that may result from an accidental release of
pollutants or radionuclides. The EPPR Working Group also considers
questions related to the consequence of natural disasters.The vision of
EPPR is to provide the basic building blocks for the Strategy plan. That is to
plan and prepare for response to accidents, develop strategies and tasks to
prevent accidents, to enhance the best practices, and to focus on the
environmental implications of emergencies involving oil hazards and natural
disasters in the Arctic.
For more information visit: www.arctic-council.org/eppr/

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Keynote speaker:
François Xavier Merlin
Head of Cedre "Research and Development" Department
Mail: francois.merlin@cedre.fr
Francois Merlin is in charge of coordinating the R&D
activities conducted by Cedre. Additionally he is the
French expert on oil spills treatment products,
including regulation, approval, operational procedures
and application
issues. He led recently extensive experimental studies
on the impact of oil in coastal environment and
consequently proposed the French government
revision of its regulations for the use of chemical
dispersants.He has contributed to various official
publications and handbooks. He is currently leading the
IMO correspondence group in charge of drafting IMO dispersant guidelines,
as well as the dispersant technical group of the European Maritime Safety
Agency in charge of harmonizing the approval procedure in Europe.
Centre of Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental
Water Pollution - Cedre
Cedre is a non-profit-marketing association established the 25th January
1979, as one of the actions taken after the Amoco Cadiz oil spill. Cedre was
founded to improve the preparedness and response strategy, at national
level, to accidental discharge of pollutants. The association is responsible for
documenting research and experiments, to map the effect and response of
pollutants on the environment and to develop tools that can be used to
combat them.
Cedre is in charge of providing advice and expertise to the authorities
responsible for responding to accidental pollution. Its main competence is
within marine waters and inland surface waters.
For more information visit: www.cedre.fr

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Keynote speaker:
Per Daling
Senior Researcher in the department of Marine Environmental Technology, SINTEF
Mail: Per.Daling@sintef.no
Per represents SINTEF and has 30 years of experience
within the field of oil pollution, and have been manager
and responsible scientist for many research
programmes including oil analysis and oil spill
identification, field and laboratory testing of oil spill
dispersants and countermeasure.
The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research - SINTEF
SINTEF is the largest independent research organisation in Scandinavia.
They create value trough knowledge generation, research and innovation,
and develop technological solutions that are brought in to practical use.
SINTEF is a broadly based, multidisciplinary research concern that possess
international top-level expertise in technology, medicine and the social
sciences, and their aim is to become the most renowned contact research
institution in Europe.
SINTEF is an independent, non-commercial organisation. The profits of their
contract research projects are invested in new research, scientific equipment
and competence development.
For more information visit: www.sintef.no

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Keynote speaker:
Lionel Camus
Head of the Petroleum and Environment Research Group at Akvaplan-niva
Mail: lc@akvaplan.niva.no
Lionel Camus holds a PhD from the University of
Plymouth (UK). He is head of the Petroleum and
Environment Research Group at Akvaplan-niva
since 2004 and is adjunct associate professor at
the University of Tromsø. His research aims at
understanding the impact of the discharges of
the oil and gas industry in the Arctic marine
environment in order to perform risk assessment
and to develop biomonitoring programs in the
Arctic with strong focus on the Barents Sea,
including Russia. A large part of the research is
to assess the impact of chemically dispersed oil
on cold water species to provide recommendations on oil spill response.
More recently he has implemented online biosensor technology in the
Barents Sea to monitor water quality in real time. At the university Camus
teaches environmental monitoring and work on coastal sensitivity mapping.
Akvaplan-niva is a research-based company that is owned by the Norwegian
Institute for Water Research (NIVA). The number of employees in Akvaplan-
niva is currently about 70, while NIVA has about 200 employees. Akvaplan-
niva is a member of the Fram Centre (High North Research Centre for
Climate and the Environment) in Tromsø. Their research activities are
currently focused around the following six topics: Ecotoxicology, Petroleum
and Environment, Climate and Ecosystems, Physical oceanography, Benthic
biodiversity and Aquaculture. Research infrastructure includes accredited
laboratories for sorting and identification of benthic organisms and chemical
analyzes of organic pollutants and a new, specially designed laboratory for
experimental ecotoxicological studies of Arctic organisms. In addition to
research they provide a number of services to our clients. Their service
portfolio includes environmental monitoring surveys, impact and risk
assessments, emergency preparedness, decision support services, and
aquaculture design and management. Theiir projects are funded by the e.g.
EU, research councils, industry and government.
For more information visit: www.akvaplan.niva.no

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Keynote speaker:
Nils Harley Boisen
WWF Advisor on the Arctic and Northern Areas
Mail: nboisen@wwf.no
Nils represents WWF. He grew up in Washington
State in the USA, has lived 12 years in Norway,
and is a father of three living on a river in Norway’s
Nordmarka. A strong passion for integrating
conservation of the natural word with sustainable
livelihoods has always set the tone in his work and
aspirations. Shortly after finishing his MSc in
ecology and natural resource management from
the Norwegian University of Life Sciences he
moved to remote Alaska where he worked for an
indigenous environmental organisation. Upon his
return to Norway Nils joined WWF’s commitment to
safeguard a thriving Arctic for both nature and people. He’s currently involved
in WWF’s promotion of ecosystem based management in Norway’s Arctic,
RACER (Rapid Assessment of Circum-Arctic Ecosystem Resilience) and
human-polar bear conflict mitigation.
World Wide Fund of Nature - WWF
The mission of WWF is to build a future in which human live in harmony with
nature. From their experience as the world´s leading independent
conservation body, they know that the well being of people, wildlife and the
environment is closely linked. That is why WWF has an integrated approach
to their work.
WWF is striving to safeguard the natural world, helping people living more
sustainably and tale action against climate change. They spend a lot of time
working with communities, with politicians and with businesses to find
solutions so people and nature can thrive.
The works of WWF are innovative, collaborative and based on scientific
evidence. They think big and run a number of Global initiatives focusing on
the regions and the challenges where we can make the biggest difference -
from the Arctic and the Amazon to responsible fishing.
For more information visit: www.wwf.org

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Rune Storvold has background in optics and
atmospheric physics. He was involved in the US
Department of Energy Atmospheric Radiation project
from 1997 to 2003. There he analysed cloud and
radiation data from the North Slope of Alaska site, while
working for the Geophysical Institute at University of
Alaska Fairbanks. He started at Norut in 2003 using
synthetic aperture radar data for measurements of
cryospheric properties and doing modelling of
microwave scattering and propagation in snow and ice. In 2005 he
established the Unmanned Aircraft Group at Norut, developing aircraft,
sensors, and communication and control systems for airborne remote
sensing using unmanned Aircraft. The focus is to develop techniques and
services aimed towards both science and industry to meet the need for high-
resolution high quality measurements of the arctic environment. He is co-
chairing the Arctic Council Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programs
Expert Group on Unmanned Aircraft, working for increased access to the
Arctic Airspace for scientific data collection using unmanned Aircraft and
increased circumpolar collaboration.
Northern Research Institute Tromsø (Norut Tromsø)
Norut is a leading a leading research community that supplies services of
high quality and practical applicability for its clients. The institute is
characterised by a multidisciplinary approach to the social sciences and
technology, and has particular expertise in the Northern and Arctic regions.
Their ambition is that research shall have practical and proficient results, and
with a commercial potential when relevant.
Norut Tromsø is located in Tromsø Science Park. They are a subsidiary
company in which the University of Tromsø is the major shareholder. The
institute has four research groups, and a staff of ca. 60 persons.
For more information visit: www.norut.no
Keynote speaker:
Rune Storvold
Senior Scientist at the Earth Observation Department and Head of the Unmanned Aircraft
Group at Norut Tromsø
Mail: rune.storvold@norut.no

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Keynote speaker:
Silje Berger
The Norwegian Coastal Administration
Mail: silje.berger@kystverket.no
Silje is working as senior advisor at the Preparedness
Centre - Planning and Environment at the Norwegian
Coastal Administration. She is working on environmental
issues, preparedness analysis and on the development of
the governmental preparedness strategy. Silje has a
background as biologist.
The Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA)
NCA is both user financed and financed over the budget.
Tasks are assigned to the Norwegian Coastal Administration through the
state budget and an annual allocation letter received from the Ministry of
Fisheries and Coastal Affairs.The main objective of the NCA is to ensure safe
and efficient navigation in the fairways along the coast and in to ports, as well
as national preparedness for acute pollution.
The Norwegian Coastal Administration participates in coastal planning and
exercises authority pursuant to the Harbour and Fairway Act and Pilotage
Act, as well as parts of the Pollution Act, Svalbard Environmental Act, and
Planning and Building Act.
For more information visit: www.kystverket.no

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Keynote speaker:
Joseph Nicolette
Global
Ecosystem
Services
Task
Force
Leader
Mail:
jnicole;e@environcorp.com
Joseph Principal, has over 28 years of experience
as an environmental consultant and serves as
ENVIRON’s Global Ecosystem Services Task Force
Leader. He has made demonstrated contributions in
the US and internationally in developing the NEBA
approach. He participated in the first NEBA
associated with the Exxon Valdez and co-authored
the formalised framework for NEBA recognised by
the USEPA Science Advisory Board. His experience
includes environmental assessment support for
over 25 oil spill releases from the Exxon Valdez to
the Deepwater Horizon Incident. He has participated
in Incident Command during spill response and drills, provided oversight of
mass balance modeling efforts, and over 50 NEBA related projects. Joseph is
a Certified Fisheries Scientist.
ENVIRON
ENVIRON is an international environmental and health sciences consultancy
providing state-of-the-art scientific, engineering, and strategic risk
management assistance to worldwide clients for more than 30 years.
ENVIRON staff are recognised leaders in the development of NEBA
approaches as they relate to balancing the risks, benefits and tradeoffs
associated with competing alternatives. ENVIRON staff participated in the
development of the first NEBA that was conducted as part of the oil spill
remedial efforts associated with the Exxon Valdez response.
For more information visit: www.environcorp.com

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Keynote speaker:
Nikolay Dimitriev
Chief of GIS Group in JSC
Mail: dimitriev@ecopro.spb.ru
Nikolay has more than 10 year of experience as
environmental specialist within risk assessments,
marine oil spill contingency planning and response,
prevention of pollution and emissions from ships
and international cooperation related to these
issues. Nikolay is involved in projects as GIS
concerning Risk Assessment of Ground water
Pollution, Sensitivity of the Gulf of Finland
biological resources, Nature conservation atlas of
the Russian part of the Gulf of Finland,
Environmental status of the coastal zone of littoral
states in the Caspian Sea region under the impact of oil production and
transportation, Caspian Sea Environment Programme CEP-SAP Project,
Dynamic environmental atlas of the Russian part of the gulf of Finland,
Environmental sensitivity of the north-eastern offshore of the Black Sea to
the oil spills, Methodological approaches to the creation of maps of
environmentally sensitive areas.
Joint Stock Company "Environmental Consulting and Nature
Protection Design Agency" (JSC ECOPROJECT)
JSC ECOPROJEST is responsible for marine environmental monitoring and
ecological management in the basins of the Caspian Sea, the Black Sea, the
Baltic Sea and the Barents Sea. They conduct ecological follow-up surveys
of geological research and seismic, projects of oil and gas transportation
and production in different climatic zones. The main clients of the JSC
ECOPROJECT are leading international and native oil companies of the
Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. In accordance with the
company rules, the main field of JSC ECOPROJECT activity is rendering of
services and accomplishment of operations to supply Health, Safety and
Environmental (HSE) management of technical projects to minimize
negative environmental and social impacts from the human activity.
For more information visit: www.ecopro.spb.ru

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Hanne represents the OGP-JIP and is working in
Statoil as leader for the department responsible for
Arctic Environmental Technology in Research,
Development and Innovation. In Statoil she has
focused her work on developing environmental risk
assessment tools for the marine environment and
O&G industry and oil spill response technology. She
has had different management positions during the
last year within the area of arctic technology. Prior to
1999 when she joined Statoil, Hanne worked at the
Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency (KLIF) for
two years dealing with offshore regulations. She has a background within
environmental technology (thesis in environmental toxicology) from NTNU
(Norwegian University of Science and Technology) and graduated from
NTNU in 1997.
International Association of Oil and Gas Producers - Joint Industry
Project OGP-JIP
The oil and gas industry has made significant advances in being able to
detect, contain and clean up spills in Arctic environments.
On going research continues to build upon more than 40 years of looking at
all aspects of oil spill preparedness, oil spill behaviour and options for oil spill
response in the Arctic marine environment. The research has included
hundreds of studies, laboratory and basin experiments and field trials,
specifically in the United States, Canada and Scandinavia.
The Arctic Oil Spill Response JIP is sponsored by nine oil companies: bp,
Chevron, ConocoPhillips, eni, Exxon Mobile, NCOC, Shell, Statoil and Total.
The program is managed by OGP and coordinated by an executive
committee comprised of representatives from the funding companies.
For more information visit: http://www.arcticresponsetechnology.org
Keynote speaker:
Hanne Greiff Johnsen
Leader at the department of Arctic Environmental Technology, Statoil ASA
Mail: HANJO@statoil.com

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Contact Information:
Partners:
Norwegian Polar Institute
Project manager
Nina Mari Jørgensen
Phone: +47 77 75 06 35
Mail: jorgensen@npolar.no
Kristin Heggland
Mail: heggland@npolar.no
EPPR and the Norwegian Coastal
Administratin
Ole Kristian Bjerkemo
Phone: +47 33 03 48 18
Mail: Ole.Bjerkemo@kystverket.no
Synnøve Lunde
Mail: synnove.lunde@kystverket.no
Akvaplan-niva
Lionel Camus
Phone: +47 77 75 03 13
Email: lc@akvaplan.niva.no
Skype: lcamus
Workshop secretary
Address: Norwegian Polar
Institute, Fram Centre, N-9296
Tromsø, Norway
Email: oilinice@npolar.no