Development of a Decision-making Algorithm for the Elimination of an Oil or Petroleum Product Spill at the Underwater Crossing Section of the Main Pipeline

Abstract

A set of issues related to the cleanup of oil and petroleum product spills in sections of the underwater crossing of the main pipeline has been considered. The special importance of timely cleanup to emergency oil and petroleum product spills was noted. Various methods for cleanup of oil and petroleum products spills on sections of main pipelines, their operating principles, technical and process features and equipment used, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of these methods have been analyzed. A diagram of an emergency situation has been constructed, and various classifications of methods for localizing the oil spills in the waters of rivers and lakes through which the main pipeline passes are presented. An optimal decision-making algorithm has been developed on the choice of method for localizing an emergency spill of oil or its processed products at an underwater crossing of a main pipeline.