Information for Prospective Members
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How is OPOL made to apply to offshore facilities?
A party makes OPOL applicable to the offshore facilities
for which it is the operator by providing the Association with
evidence of financial responsibility as detailed in the Rules which makes all of its operated offshore facilities subject to OPOL.
What are the obligations assumed under OPOL by making it
applicable to offshore facilities?
As a result of providing evidence of financial responsibility to the Association,, if a spill occurs
from any of its offshore facilities ,
the operator agrees to meet claims for clean up and pollution
damage in accordance with the liability provisions set out in
Clause IV of OPOL. The liability is strict, with certain exceptions,
and has an overall limit of U.S $120,000,000 per incident. This
acceptance of strict liability cannot supplant legal liability,
but it does provide a means of dealing with claims that is simpler
and more satisfactory both to the claimant and to the operator.
A party to OPOL additionally agrees to contribute, in proportion
to the number of relevant offshore facilities operated by it on the date
of the incident in question, towards payment of claims due from
a party that fails to meet its obligations. The party also agrees
to pay its share of the administration costs of the Association.
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