In oil and gas exploitation, one of the most common accidents to occur is a spillage in the process of oil transportation. Sea pollution resulting from oil and gas exploitation does not occur only in the transport phase (from sea to land or land to sea). Indeed, often, it occurs in the middle of the sea at the exploitation stage—for example, when blowouts occur at offshore oil and gas platforms. This study, which covers a two-month period ( June–August 2017), takes a qualitative approach, examining the oil spill response policies of company ‘X’ in relation to the Indonesian Government’s regulations. The findings are that company ‘X’ has made preparations for emergency oil spills, which is positive and is in accordance with Government regulations. However, the response time (the time taken to reach an oil spill area) needs to be considered in more depth.
Keywords: oil spill readiness, industrial disaster