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Participation in the Commissioning of STIR Oil Spill Response Equipments

in MOIG News

28-29 March 2022, the MOIG Director was invited by the Tunisian Refining Industries Company (STIR); MOIG member; for the commissioning of the new first Tier 1 oil spill response equipment package; referenced LOT N°1.

STIR was founded in 1961 and its social purpose is the refining of crude oil in order to satisfy the needs of the National market in terms of oil products. The company has a huge tank park with a capacity of one (01) Million Cubic Meters. STIR joined MOIG in February 2015; as a regular member.

The new first oil spill response equipment package LOT N°1 acquired is New Navel brand and it’s composed of 1000 meters of fence boom and 600 meters of solid filled curtain boom.

The first day was dedicated to oral presentations, in which Feten Rezgui; Environment Responsible from STIR welcomed attendees and exposed the stockpile of oil spill response equipments. Moreover, Houcine Mejri, MOIG Director, provided a brief overview on MOIG framework, the lessons learned from Bizerte Tier 2 oil spill response exercise and the forthcoming MOIG activities planned in 2022. In addition, George Kardaris; Technical Sales Engineer from New Naval; presented the technical specifications of the LOT N°1 and the results of the operational tests performed; by an independent expert; in the New Naval base in Greece.

The second day was devoted to the commissioning of the LOT N°1; in which STIR response team assisted by the New Naval representatives; deployed 50 meters of solid filled curtain boom and 25 meters of fence boom at sea in STIR jetty A.

Through the acquisition of these new oil spill response equipment packages LOT 1 and LOT 2 “composed of 06 Power packs and 06 fastanks”, STIR will enhance its capability to respond quickly and efficiently to oil spill incidents and therefore preserve and protect the marine environment.

The MOIG Management Committee Members would like to thank STIR representatives for their warm welcome and hospitality and their kind invitation to the commissioning of its new first Tier 1 oil spill response equipment package.