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In 1971, oil spill response and clear up was a simple process. Not so anymore. Now, and forty years later, spillers are vilified and criminalized. That’s just one of these reasons  operators carry a myriad of insurance coverage products. In reality, industry is doing a remarkably good job these days. Dagmar Schmidr Erkin of Environmental Research Consulting, in her report entitled 40 year Analysis of US Oil Spillage Rates, claims, “…twenty years after the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill, which spurred regulatory changes and industry initiatives to prevent oil spills, a comprehensive analysis of US spillage rates shows significant progress in reducing spills.” She adds, “Seventy seven percent less oil is being spilled since the 1970’s and 46% less since the decade previous to the last decade,” Nevertheless spills can and do happen…

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