Title	:	PAJ Oil Spill Symposium 2003 "Issues Concerning Incidents on Tanker Routes" ― Economics and Technical Perspectives ―
Date	:	February 27, Thu. & 28 Fri. 2003
Venue	:	Keidanren Kaikan (at “Golden room”, 11F) 1-9-4, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8188, Japan Tel: +81-3-5204-1500 Fax: +81-3-5255-6233
Objectives	:	The Major Oil Spill Response Programme which was launched in FY1991 has now 11 oil spill response (OSR) equipment stockpile bases. While a variety of equipment had been set in place, nineteen loans have been given and have contributed to mitigate the damage by the spill and to increase OSR capability both at home and internationally. However, since the Prestige incident off Spain in November 2002, EU countries are proposing to strengthen the OSR capabilities in the area. Fortunately, Japan has managed to escape from major oil spill incidents for last three to four years, but, there were still a lot of incidents which might have resulted in a serious disaster, if not fortunate enough as they were. Recent analysis shows many countries suffered oil spills from tankers belonging to the third countries. And another characteristics of the incident are that “the spilled oils were heavy persistent oils.” From these facts, structure and navigation of tankers will be reviewed from the operational point of view, while treatment of heavy oils or compensation scheme will be developed further from the view point of oil spill response. As these examples of incidents and following reviews brought a lot of implications to Japanese OSR program, it will be very useful to have a time to hear and learn from them.
Language	:	English and Japanese With simultaneous interpretation
Organizer	:	Petroleum Association of Japan (PAJ)
Supporter	:	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Secretariat (contact)	:	Oil Spill Response Department, Petroleum Association of Japan, 1-9-4, Ohtemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan TEL: +81-3-3279-3819 FAX: +81-3-3242-5688

ＰＲＯＧＲＡＭＭＥ Day1 Thursday February 27，2003

		Symposium Coordinator: Kenji Nishigaki General Manager, Oil Spill Response Dept, PAJ
10:00		Opening Address Mr. Kazuo Suzuki Chairman of Transportation Committee, PAJ Managing Director, Tonen General Sekiyu K.K
10:10		Speech by the Honorable Guest Mr. Hisanori Nei Director, Petroleum Refining and Reserve Division, Agency of Natural Resources & Energy, METI
		Keynote Speech
10:20		History of IPIECA's OSR Activities Mr. William M. Lerch Former Chairman, Oil Spill Working Group, IPIECA Global Emergency Response Manager, Exxon Mobil Corp.
		Recent Development of International Organizations
10:55		The International Compensation Regime; Experiences of some Major Incidents; The Ongoing Review of the 1992 International Conventions Mr. Masamichi Hasebe Legal Counsel, The International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds)
11:30		Recent Activities of ITOPF Mr. Richard Johnson Senior Technical Advisor, The International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Ltd. (ITOPF)
12:05 -13:30		Lunch
		Recent Technology Application on Oil Spill Incident
13:30		Tanker Structure and Hull Failure Strength Mr. Hajime Kawano Team Leader, Project Team for Oil Spill Preventive Tanker National Maritime Research Institute, Japan
14:05		Recovery Devices and Pumping Techniques for High Viscosity Oil Spills Mr. Flemming Hvidbak Fleming Co. Environmental aps.
15:00		End of the Day 1

ＰＲＯＧＲＡＭＭＥ Day2 Friday February 28，2003

		Major Oil Spill Incident and Changes in the OSR Scheme
10:00		An Overview of the Prestige Oil Spill Incident Mr. David Salt, Technical Director, Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL)
10:35		Limburg Incident and its Response Capt. Peter Raes, Managing Director, Euronav
11:10		Co-op Venture Incident and its Response Mr. Yoshiyuki Fujita, National Strike Team, Japan Coast Guard
11:45 - 13:00		Lunch
		Economic Evaluation of the Oil Spill Damage
13:00		Evaluation of Environmental Damage by the Exxon Valdez Incident Ms. Molly McCammon, Executive Director, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council
13:35		Application of CV Method into Japan Prof. Yoshiaki Kaoru, Nanzan University
14:10		International Oil Spill Compensation Scheme and Damages on the Natural Resources Mr. Toshiaki Iguchi, General Manager, Commercial Lines Claims Department, Tokyo Marine and Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.
14:40 - 15:00		Coffee Break
		Joint Exercise with PAJ
15:00		PIMMAG / PAJ Joint OSR Exercise in Labuan, Malaysia Capt. Chin Kon Wing, Manager, Operations and Training, PIMMAG
15:35		Joint ADNOC / PAJ Oil Spill Exercise in Abu Dhabi Mr. Talal Daadouch, Assistant Fleet Services Manager, ESNAAD(an affiliate of ADNOC)
16:10		Closing Address Mr. Kazuo Suzuki Chairman of Transportation Committee, PAJ, Managing Director, Tonen General Sekiyu K.K