Upcoming events

The IOPC Funds have been invited to participate in the 10th Global Initiative for West, Central and Southern Africa (GI WACAF) Regional Conference, scheduled to take place from 25 to 28 November in Lomé, Togo. IOPC Funds’ Director, Gaute Sivertsen, will attend the event and share insight into the Funds’ role as well as the 1992 Civil Liability and Fund Conventions and the Supplementary Fund Protocol, which together form the basis of the international regime for ship-source oil pollution.

GI WACAF is a joint project between the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and IPIECA, the global oil and gas industry association for environmental and social issues, to enhance the capacity of partner States to prepare for and respond to marine oil spills.

Interspill 2025, the European oil spill conference and exhibition, will take place at ExCeL London, in London, United Kingdom, from 8-10 April 2025. As a supporter of the event and member of the organising committee, the IOPC Funds’ Secretariat is involved in the organisation of the conference and will also have a stand at the exhibition, providing information on the work of the organisation as well as guidance on the claims process and admissibility criteria. 

As a leading event for oil spill research, prevention, preparedness, the conference will focus on increased spill risk caused by oil production’s shift towards mature basins, often with older infrastructure, and on concerns over pollutants like debris and plastics. 

Delegates will be addressed by global thought-leaders representing international spill response companies, the private sector, as well as governmental and non- governmental bodies. Prospective participants, speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors are invited to indicate their interest in attending by registering here. 

A number of seminars, workshops, training events, and networking activities are planned to run in parallel with the conference and exhibition.   

The IOPC Funds are looking forward to this opportunity to engage directly with the response community, to raise awareness of the role of the organisation, and to contribute to the training activities relating to preparedness by discussing claims for compensation for damage caused by a major oil spill or hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) incident.

The next meeting of the IOPC Funds governing bodies will take place duringthe week commencing 28 April 2025. A circular containing the invitation and provisional agenda will be issued nearer the time. Further information can be found here.

The next regular meeting of the IOPC Funds governing bodies will take place during the week commencing 20 October 2025. A circular containing the invitation and provisional agenda will be issued nearer the time. Further information can be found here.