Case studies
ERT has been the main contractor carrying out BP's monitoring for the last 25 years (originally as the Institute of Offshore Engineering (IOE which latterly became ERT (Scotland) Ltd).
25 years Sullom Voe 139.7 KB
ERT (Scotland) Ltd was responsible for preparing environmental assessment reports and oil spill contingency plans, as well as chemical analysis of environmental samples.
Blackrock exploration wells 150.2 KB
In accordance with the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co‑operation Convention) Regulations 1998, ERT (Scotland) Ltd (ERT) developed an oil spill contingency plan (OSCP) for the Cambo exploration well.
Cambo OSCP 102.7 KB
ERT's deepwater environmental studies have been focused primarily off the continental shelf to the west of Scotland, particularly in the Faroe-Shetland Channel.
Deepwater environmental experience 111.6 KB
ERT (Scotland) Ltd's survey teams are supported by specialist in-house laboratories covering analytical chemistry and benthic biology. This allows full control over project management from initial survey design through to analysis and interpretation of results.
Environmental science and laboratory services 132.8 KB
ERT (Scotland) Ltd operates a large in-house survey and analytical team with over 30 years' experience in monitoring estuarine, coastal and offshore seabed habitats.
Environmental survey 193.1 KB
ERT (Scotland) Ltd has analysed oil residues collected from the coastlines around Orkney and Shetland since March 1994.
Fingerprinting oily residues Orkney and Shetland 113.5 KB
In 2006 ERT completed a comprehensive review of all the monitoring data around Flotta over a 30 year period to assess any long-term spatial or temporal trends in the monitoring data, and to make recommendations for monitoring in the future.
Flotta oil terminal 147.2 KB
The pre-decommissioning survey was designed by ERT to meet the objectives set by our client whilst working within the accepted North Sea guidelines for cuttings pile surveys (OLF, 2000).
Hutton decommissioning surveys 122 KB
ERT (Scotland) Ltd (ERT) was contracted by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) to undertake wide scale intertidal and subtidal biotope mapping of the Isle of May cSAC and a surrounding 1 km buffer zone.
Isle of May biotope mapping 132.1 KB
ERT (Scotland) Ltd was contracted to provide environmental consultancy services to support the execution of the baseline survey and the full analytical (chemical/biological) programme for the study, culminating in the provision of a full interpretative report for the study area.
Kikeh baseline survey 136.4 KB
ERT (Scotland) Ltd (ERT) has over 30 years experience in predicting, monitoring, analysing and reporting on the fate of cuttings piles in the waters around the British Isles and in the Caspian Sea.
Management of drill cuttings 99.6 KB
ERT's laboratories provide complimentary services, including oil spill fingerprinting and hydrocarbon chemistry.
Oil spill mitigation and remediation 101.7 KB
ERT was responsible for providing all environmental support to this project team. This innovative approach to contracting arrangements and risk-sharing provided the best opportunity to identify a solution to allow Perth to be developed.
Perth 109.9 KB
Much of the information ERT produces on behalf of clients requires to be communicated to a wider audience.
Presentation and display of environmental information 186.8 KB
ERT has been involved with the characterisation and analysis of produced water samples for individual operators since the 1980s, including the analysis of effluents to comply with the OSPAR specifications in recent years.
Produced water 758.7 KB
ERT conducted the environmental assessment for the Remus Exploration well in line with AHL's environmental management system.
Remus 113.5 KB
The philosophy of training at ERT (Scotland) Ltd is that teaching is carried out by technical consultants actually involved with providing environmental management, scientific and engineering services to industry, allowing a highly relevant ‘hands on' approach.
Training courses 172.6 KB
ERT (Scotland) Ltd was contracted by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) to undertake broad scale intertidal and subtidal mapping of the Treshnish Isles cSAC.
Treshnish 125.7 KB