دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

n pi: penalties for damages to private individuals or organisations typically determined by a court decision on suits filed against private individuals or corporations.

n: (OPA) a congressional act passed to reduce the risk and damages caused by large oil spills on navigable waters. OPA provides for increased federal response authority, increased civil penalties, emphasis on worstcase contingency planning, and a billiondollar trust fund to help clean up severe spills. The objective of OPA is to prevent discharges of oil into federal waters from vessels and facilities and to ensure that, if such spills occur, owners and operators have the resources to clean them up.