TACKLING THE TOBAGO OIL SPILL Lessons learned & recommendations On February 7, 2024, Tiger Tanks Trinidad responded to a critical environmental incident when the “Gulfstream” barge ran aground and subsequently overturned off the southwestern coast of Tobago. This unfortunate event resulted in a substantial release of hydrocarbons into the sea, impacting a significant stretch of the Tobago shoreline. Our dedicated team swiftly mobilized to manage the cleanup, addressing the diverse and challenging waste generated by the spill with effective and sustainable strategies. RESPONSE EFFORTS Initial Challenges Proximity to Shoreline: The vessel’s proximity to the shoreline left us with little time to implement response plans. Equipment Mobilization: Mobilizing equipment from Trinidad presented significant logistical challenges due to the remote location of the incident. The task was further complicated by the timing, as the mobilization coincided with the weekend before Trinidad’s Carnival celebrations, a period when travel and accommodations were nearly fully booked. This added an extra layer of difficulty for our team, requiring swift and creative solutions to ensure timely deployment. Environmental Conditions: The spill occurred during the sargassum seaweed season, complicating the clean-up and waste management efforts.Key Actions Taken On-Site Training: Supervisors provided hands-on demonstrations for deploying absorbent booms and conducted training on various shoreline clean-up operations. Waste Management: Solid and liquid waste were meticulously categorized and stored in appropriate containers, such as Frac Tanks and Waste Skips, ensuring safe and efficient disposal. Equipment Deployment: Critical equipment, including ocean booms and sorbents were swiftly deployed to effectively contain the spill. WASTE MANAGEMENT AND CATEGORIZATION Waste Types and Disposal The cleanup process resulted in the generation of various waste types, including oily sand, debris, soiled PPE, and more. Each waste type was handled according to its nature. Disposal Options Oily Debris: Incinerated to minimize environmental impact. Non-Oily Debris: Disposed of in landfills. Recyclables: PET bottles and packaging materials were recycled. LESSONS LEARNED AND RECOMMENDATIONS Preparedness for Future IncidentsThis incident highlighted the critical need for robust spill response plans and the importance of having adequate resources readily available. Key recommendations include: Spill Modeling Data: Ensure that all facilities with potential spill risks maintain updated modeling data to accurately predict shoreline impacts and mobilization timelines. Community Involvement: Train local communities to effectively support response efforts in the event of similar incidents. Resource Management: Maintain a comprehensive resource list, including contacts for catering, medical support, security, and other essential services, to ensure rapid mobilization when needed. CONCLUSION Tiger Tanks Trinidad remains committed to providing efficient and sustainable solutions in the face of environmental challenges. The lessons learned from the Tobago oil spill will guide our future efforts to ensure that we are always prepared to “Make It Happen.”

Tiger Tanks Trinidad Unlimited was the recipient of the prestigious AMCHAM Award for “Outstanding HSE Project Services to the Energy Sector”. Congratulations to our dynamic team members Navin Persad, Roshan Manickchand, Jenelle Jaggernauth, Devon Otero, Kyle Kissoonsingh, Marvin John, Kevin Samuel, Edmond Rosales, Issac John, Mosiah Noray, Ronald Rambally, and Deryck Pascall for making this happen!

500 bbl Liquid Storage Tanks were delivered to our base in Macaé, Brazil. These tanks were shipped from Dragon to Brazil adding to our current fleet of tanks. Tiger Rentank is a market leader with a diversified fleet of rental equipment in Brazil!

A large oil & gas service provider approved Tiger Rentank do Brasil for industrialization and mixing of basic chemical products services. This was a low scale, low cost initiative for basic blending of chemical products used in offshore production of mature wells. Tiger Rentank generated value added saving by helping the client reduce their logistics cost by centralizing the operations at our facility in Macaé, Brazil. Tiger Rentank’s built a new 1500 sq m warehouse facility at our Macaé base that will be used for mixing, blending and storage of offshore chemicals. The Brazil team is focused on increasing our industrialization services for our offshore chemical clients.

Tiger Offshore East Med is making history by providing rental equipment and services for the first ever drilling campaign of the coast of Lebanon. The Country is 125 miles off the coast of Cyprus where our Cyprus facility is strategically placed to service the region. Many units had to be pulled from various locations within the region to support this project. We secured a fleet of Containers, Baskets and Cuttings Boxes totaling over 200+ units for this campaign. Many rounds of tough negotiation took place in order to make it happen. Karl, Marco and their team did a fantastic job preparing the units and getting them RENT READY.

Tiger is developing an “Operations Board” office dubbed as the admin “Fire House” that will be used to track all assets in our fleet. The Operations Board will tell you where Tiger’s equipment is located, what needs to be serviced (oil change, cert update, etc.), what is down and needs immediate action (call outs), what is on your dispatch board, what assets you have in yard by location and serial numbers, where your service trucks are, mechanics moving around in real time, what speed they are traveling, and more. Employees will have access to the system from their computer or mobile device enabling them to manage the app from anywhere, anytime in real time on one page. Personnel can check inventory in minutes to provide quotes much more quickly and efficiently. No more, “……let me check and I’ll call you right back.” That used to be a hand-off to our competitors but now we will be able to check on availability in minutes. Obviously the benefits are endless but the take away is that we will be able to significantly grow our business with the same amount of people we currently have through real time data and efficiencies. BTW, we can already do all these functions, they are in different apps, programs, screens, etc. and everyone is doing it a different way. This puts it all together on one source and it is in real time. More to come…just giving everyone the 10K foot view. It is in the works but it will take some time.

In September, Paul Carter joined the Tiger Offshore team to enlarge our Canadian footprint where he will oversee the Canada facility and business development for the region to focused on generating new sales and clients.

By the end of 2016, Tiger finalized an acquisition of the remaining shares, held by our previous agent in the Middle East, and Tiger Offshore Middle East will be a wholly owned subsidiary of the parent company in Beaumont. Our operations have settled into a new location and our new agent for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is in place. We have been invited to bid on some nice size projects that will be coming out soon. Mr. Enyer Mata has been a driving force in the re-acquisition of new business in the region and the prospects for growth next year are very good.

Congratulations to William Drost, formally the General Manager for Tiger Brazil, for his new role as Tiger Offshore’s General Manager effective January 1, 2017. 10+ years ago William started with Tiger by doing a Brazilian cold start. He has been responsible for the investment of capital and equipment then getting a return on the assets as well as all legal matters the importation/exportation of equipment and sourcing globally and negotiating contracts with multinationals clientele. William has been living in Brazil and now moved to Houston, fluent in Portuguese, and has an in-depth understanding/know-how in managing, executing, and delivering results in Brazil’s challenging business environment. We are looking forward to a great future with William at the helm. William also helped Tiger get started in Africa and the Middle East. William will take the lead at Tiger Offshore to free Colby up in overseeing the entire Tiger Rentals company.