Title	:	PAJ Oil Spill Symposium 2004 "New Dimension in Oil Spill Response after the Prestige" ― Compensation and Response Technology ―
Date	:	February 26, Thu. & 27 Fri. 2004
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, twenty loans have been given and have contributed to mitigate the damage by the spill and to increase OSR capability both in and out of Japan. However, since the Prestige incident off Spain in November 2002, European countries have been moving forward to strengthen the spill prevention and control measures in the area. The examples are such as the phasing-out of single-hull tankers and 200mile exclusion zone for the single-hull vessels carrying heavy oils around European shorelines. Port State Control and compensation regimes have been assigned the highest priorities. On the other hand, marine disasters with oil spills have continuously occurred around Japan, though they have not caused enormous amount of oil spills. These measures in Europe after the Prestige incident have many implications for Japanese OSR programme. Therefore it will be very meaningful to learn from several reports about the new measures and emerging ideas in European countries, compensation regimes and response technology. The closed session will also be organized to bring together the equipment stockpile base personnel both from Japan and overseas, in which review of the results of the training and sharing of practical know-how for oil spill response will be conducted to achieve more effective and efficient functioning of the equipment stockpile bases of PAJ.
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 26，2004

		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. Tetsuaki Nonaka Director, Petroleum Refining and Reserve Division, Agency of Natural Resources & Energy, METI
		Keynote Speech
10:20		Risk, Response and Reputation－new views on old challenges－ Mr. Chris Morris General Secretary, IPIECA
10:55		Government Emergency Response Measures to Oil Spill Response Mr. Tomomi Tsuchiya Cabinet Counselor, National Security and Crisis Management, Cabinet Secretariat
11:30		The UK approach to dispersants and an update on recent dispersant trials in the UK Mr. Toby Stone Head of Counter pollution & Response, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, UK
12:10 -13:30		Lunch
13:30		The History of Chemical Dispersants in the United States Mr. Randy Belore SL Ross Environmental Research Ltd.
14:05		Crude Oil Bioremediation Field Tests at Shores in Japan by National Institute for Environmental Studies Mr. Hideaki Maki National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)
14:40 -15:00		Coffee Break
15:00		The Tasman Spirit, the incident, response and technical perspective Mr. Hugh Parker Technical Team Manager, ITOPF Ltd.
15:40		End of the Day 1

ＰＲＯＧＲＡＭＭＥ Day2 Friday February 27，2004

10:00		Viscous Oil Pumping Technology as used in Emergency Response(tentative) Mr. Craig Owen Moffatt, Pollution Engineer, US Navy
10:35		The New Environmental Liability Directive for Europe and its relationship to the Marine Oil Conventions －incl. Issues of Water Pollution to Marine Environment in Europe－ Dr. Franz Martin Brueggemann, Executive Officer, EUROPIA
11:10		The Prestige incident, an Update Mr. Archie Smith, Director and Chief Executive, OSRL
11:50 - 13:20		Lunch
13:20		The Recent Developments of the International Liability and Compensation Regime －The Supplementary Fund and the Possible Review of the 92 Conventions Mr. Masamichi Hasebe, Legal Counsel, IOPCF
14:00		Closing Address Mr. Kazuo Suzuki Chairman of Transportation Committee, PAJ, Managing Director, Tonen General Sekiyu K.K