MPC to Develop Proof of Concept Solution for Heavy Oil Recovery

The contract funds Phase I of a potential two phase project. Phase II would include building and testing a prototype unit. Awards for Phase II will be determined following the completion of Phase I. Completion target for Phase I is mid-2010 and for Phase II, late 2011.

We’re excited to have the opportunity to bring our ideas that much closer to reality,” said David Usher, Chairman of MPC and senior advisor on the project. “We’ve assembled a terrific team, with Bill Hazel as our principal investigator, and we’re ready to get to work!”
 

MPC has been involved in the development of a system using a manned submersible for some years and even conducted tests, using private funds, in 2006 & 2007. The current configuration employs a submersible designed and built by SEAmagine Hydrospace Corporation of Claremont, California, the world’s leading manufacturer two- and three-people one-atmosphere submersibles. MPC and SEAmagine have a joint development agreement and SEAmagine’s President and CEO, Will Kohnen, will serve as the sub expert on the MPC design team.

Founded in Detroit 1967, Marine Pollution Control Corporation was conceived as a highly mobile, rapid-response spill clean-up company. A pioneer in the industry, it has evolved from the early years of oil pollution cleanup into a fully equipped and experienced company providing effective solutions to waste management, industrial services and spill response requirements throughout the environmental world.

For more information, contact Jeff Taylor, Marine Pollution Control Corporation, 313-849-2333, [email protected]

PHOTO (large): A prototype submerged oil recovery device is mounted on the submarine

PHOTO (small / top right)): Prototype testing was conducted in a fresh water environment using inert clay to simulate submerged oil.