Approved oil spill treatment products
List of UK approved oil spill treatment products including the name, nature and type, and what they are approved for
Documents
Details
This is quick reference list. Product manufacturer details are available in the Marine Pollution Contingency Plan.
Further information
How to clean an oil spill at sea
How to use oil spill treatment products and equipment
Report and respond to a marine pollution incident
Marine Pollution Contingency Plan
Get an oil spill treatment product approved
Contact information
Marine Conservation Team
Telephone: 0300 123 1032
Updates to this page
Last updated
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13 March 2025 Superdispersant-25 - update
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27 February 2025 Update - Oil Spill Eater II
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5 February 2025 Approved oil spill treatment products - update
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8 January 2025 Radiagreen OSD expiry changed to 03/02/2030.
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17 April 2024 Product Slickgone EW now expires 25/03/2029.
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11 March 2024 Chimec Chimsperse 6000 - update
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24 November 2023 Corexit EC9500A Type: D – 2/3 expiry date updated to 08/11/2028
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3 November 2023 Update 03/11/23
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3 August 2023 Product list updated
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24 July 2023 Updated expiry date
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3 March 2023 Finasol update
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28 December 2022 Cleancare OSD Enviro added to list of approved products.
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16 November 2021 OSD amendment
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16 February 2021 Updated removed De Solve It 1000
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31 July 2020 Update to Corexit TMEC9500B
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29 January 2020 The product OSD ECO HD has passed Cefas testing and is now placed on the MMO’s approved dispersants list
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20 January 2020 Page updated to reflect Approved Oil Spill Products updates
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14 January 2019 Corexit EC9500A added
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11 January 2019 Caflon OSD removed
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19 December 2018 Corexit EC9500A removed
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6 December 2018 Chimec Chimsperse 6000 added
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20 November 2018 OSR removed
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19 June 2018 Seacare Ecosperse 52 removed
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7 June 2018 Slick gone updated
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7 March 2018 Finasol 51 OSR date extended
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21 March 2017 Seacare Ecosperse removed
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9 February 2017 Eflochem added
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15 July 2016 Disperep 12 added
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20 June 2016 Agma OSD 569 removed
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9 June 2016 Dates changed
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12 February 2016 Nature Sorb and CI agent removed
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29 October 2015 De Solv It 1000 expiry date amended to 28/10/2020
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15 July 2015 Corexit EC9500B added and OD expiry date extended
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19 May 2015 Finasol OSR 52 expiry date updated
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29 April 2015 Telephone number changed
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3 March 2015 Super-dispersant 25 expiry date amended to 17/03/2020
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20 February 2015 Radiagreen OSD product added to list
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26 January 2015 Oil Spill Eater II approved oil spill treatment product details added
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11 June 2014 First published.
Update history
2025-05-07 15:03
FINASOL OSR 52 IBC added.
2025-03-26 14:43
Approved oil spill treatment products – updated
2025-03-13 08:18
Superdispersant-25 – update
2025-02-27 15:15
Update – Oil Spill Eater II
2025-02-05 09:41
Approved oil spill treatment products – update
2025-01-08 10:06
Radiagreen OSD expiry changed to 03/02/2030.
2024-04-17 13:17
Product Slickgone EW now expires 25/03/2029.
2024-03-11 11:37
Chimec Chimsperse 6000 – update
2023-11-24 14:42
Corexit EC9500A Type: D – 2/3 expiry date updated to 08/11/2028
2023-11-03 15:08
Update 03/11/23
2023-08-03 15:36
Product list updated
2023-07-24 16:05
Updated expiry date
2023-03-03 13:16
Finasol update
2022-12-28 14:22
Cleancare OSD Enviro added to list of approved products.