This Multi-client project "Characterization of Low Sulfur Fuel Oils (LSFO) - A new generation of marine fuel oils" has been a 1-year project (2019-2020). The project has been funded by MPRI/DFO Canada, ITOPF and the Norwegian Coastal Administration. In order to meet new requirements for lower sul...

In the ARCTICFUELS project we studied the effects of dissolved fractions of three fuel oils (MGO500, MGO1000 and IFO-LS) on developing cod embryo and larvae. Of the Three fuel oils tested, the MGO1000 displayed the highest toxicity when comparing toxicity based on dilution (% of initial water accomm...

Regulation of produced water (PW) discharges on the Norwegian continental shelf is based on a maximum oil-in-water limit of 30 mg L¬1. However, the use of conventional oil quantification methods based on traditional GC is limited when it comes to polar compounds that originate from produced crude oi...

While biodegradation of chemically dispersed oil has been well documented, only a few studies have focused on the degradation of the dispersant compounds themselves. The objective of this study was to determine the biodegradation of dispersant surfactants in cold seawater, relevant for deep sea or A...

Produced water (PW) from offshore oil production platforms represents the largest discharge of effluent into the offshore environment and is known to contain a complex mixture of dissolved organic compounds and the residues of added production chemicals. The compounds routinely monitored in PW inclu...