U.S. partners with Guyana on oil spill measures
Key Points(5)
- partners with Guyana on oil spill measures</h2> The United States has pledge to provide assistance to the Civil Defense Commission (CDC) in Guyana in developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to address oil spills, as part of its preparedness and response effort in the event of a disaster.
- CDC Deputy Director General Kester Craig said that CDC officials will meet with the U.S.
- Southern Command on June 27 to focus on what needs is required to develop a national plan and SOPs on oil spills.
- This come as Guyana has started oil exploration and is expected to start producing oil and gas by 2020.
- “Definitely you’ll [Guyana] need to have those plans in place,” Craig said.
U.S. partners with Guyana on oil spill measures
The United States has pledge to provide assistance to the Civil Defense Commission (CDC) in Guyana in developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to address oil spills, as part of its preparedness and response effort in the event of a disaster. CDC Deputy Director General Kester Craig said that CDC officials will meet with the U.S. Southern Command on June 27 to focus on what needs is required to develop a national plan and SOPs on oil spills.This come as Guyana has started oil exploration and is expected to start producing oil and gas by 2020.
“Definitely you’ll need to have those plans in place,” Craig said.
The CDC said that the proposed meeting later this month is part of its efforts towards preparedness and response in disaster risk management and disaster risk reduction with Craig noting that the CDC has been in discussion with oil companies such as Repsol and CGX reviewing their “comprehensive oil response plan.”
Guyana has a national disaster risk reduction platform that works with stakeholders to develop national disaster risk reduction programs, as part of reducing the impact of disasters in the country.
