ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The outline of this plan was developed for the Regional Association of Oil and Natural Gas
Companies in Latin America and the Caribbean (ARPEL) under the title “How to Develop a
National Oil Spill Contingency Plan” in association with the RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe.
This outline was modified by the Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs (MEEA) to produce
this National Oil Spill Contingency Plan.
Some material that is still relevant from the first finalized and Cabinet-approved NOSCP
developed in 1977 was incorporated into this plan.
In addition, some of the material that was developed in the 2004 draft version of the plan
developed in 2004 was also incorporated into the plan.