OPA `90 update
- Pennzoil Exploration and Production Company, Houston, TX (United States)
In the United States, the Exxon Valdez spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska, in March 1989, together with three spills which occurred just months later, caused Congress to review the 2 issues of oil pollution cleanup, compensation, and liability. These events prompted the House and the Senate to agree on the specific terms for a comprehensive oil pollution statute. As a result, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) was enacted. The United States chose to ignore the existing international legal framework in place to address liability for oil spills. This paper will describe the existing statutory and common-law framework for compensation and liability for oil pollution incidents as developed by OPA and the international framework in place for oil spills.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); Amoco Production Co., Houston, TX (United States); Conoco, Inc., Stamford, CT (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 377224
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9509296--; ON: DE96001221
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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