Oil spills analysis in the Peruvian coast using earth observation data: La Pampilla refinery case 2022

Vargas-Cuentas N.I.; Roman-Gonzalez A. · Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC (2022)

Resumen

Oil spills occur when any form or amount of fossil fuel is released into the ocean. In the particular case of this study, the oil spill occurred in mid-January 2022, when the Italian-flagged ship Mare Doricum was unloading oil at terminal No. 2 of La Pampilla refinery, located in the district of Ventanilla, Peru. In order to identify and quantify the impact of this ecological disaster in the Peruvian sea, SAR datasets from Sentinel 1A were processed to identify the presence and distribution of the oil spill in the study area. The results obtained from this analysis were that one month after the spill, the hydrocarbon was spread up to 64.33 Km from the origin of the spill in La Pampilla refinery, affecting approximately 970.55 Km2 and two natural protected areas.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Tecnológica de Lima Sur; Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades