Helping organisations prepare for and respond to oil spills since 1995
Summary of key events
Jean-Yves HUET formed OTRA in 1995. Since its inception, OTRA has focused on delivering consultancy services for oil spill preparedness and response to a wide range of global organisations.
1999 saw OTRA pioneering the utilisation of Internet based tools for oil spill preparedness and response while assisting Texaco Angola.
In 2002 Le Floch Depollution, the renowned French oil spill response company, acquired a 34% equity stake in OTRA. Through this relationship OTRA is able to provide additional services including oil spill clean-up operations, to oil spill response equipment procurement, shoreline surveys and monitoring, waste disposal advice and waste treatment.
Lindsay Page-Jones joined OTRA in 2003. He was instrumental in developing coastal marine environmental services and mapping.