Experimental and modeling study of subsea releases of oil and gas. - Oil behavior and effects in a cold or Arctic marine environment as a function of release conditions, oil chemistry and dispersant injection.

• Main Author: Dunnebier, Dorien Anna Engelbertha
• Other Authors: Mikkelsen, Øyvind, Brandvik, Per Johan
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: NTNU 2015
• Subjects: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; Environmental Chemistry; Arctic; Barents Sea; Troll
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2351967

Abstract With oil exploration going into deeper waters and more extreme environments, more detailed knowledge is needed about the fate of oil in case of a release. This thesis focuses on initial droplet formation, secondary breakup and fate of oil in a subsurface release and the effect of subsurface...