1. the following information is not an official position
Unclassified
my opinions are
not an official position
of the U.S. Navy

2. Conventional Wisdom? a better way for the Navy to
refuel ships overseas
Matthew Philipp

3. Terminology Bunker as a noun: a shipboard compartment for fuel
Harbor or bay
Bunker as a noun:
a shipboard
compartment
for fuel
Bunker as a verb:
to provide
a ship
with fuel
Navy vessel
FUEL
Oil tanker
boom
boom

4. The problem
Does the Navy need to build fuel piers across the entire globe in support of the war on terrorism?
The U.S. does not know where the war on terrorism will take us, but conventional (non-nuclear) naval vessels will require fuel to get there. NO NO

5. Getting fuel Forward presence Complying overseas Preventing pollution
Agenda
Getting fuel
Forward presence
Complying overseas
Preventing pollution
Future implications

6. Where Navy ships get fuel
Location:
At fuel pier
At anchor
Underway
Location:
At fuel pier
At anchor
Underway
Location:
At fuel pier
At anchor
Underway
Location:
At fuel pier
At anchor
Underway
primary method
“bunkering”
FUEL
Oil tanker

7. Implications of forward presence
Where could Navy ships refuel pier-side?
from Atlantic
Suez
Aden
USS Cole
(Oct 2000)
to Gulf

8. Refuel by “bunkering” in strategic harbors and bays
A solution
Refuel by “bunkering” in strategic harbors and bays
FUEL
Navy vessel
Oil tanker

9. Complying overseas Greek use of “dispersants” Host nation sensitivity
… sometimes less sensitive
Oil spill sensitivity
Greek use of “dispersants”
Greek tanker Aegean Sea (1992)

10. Best management practices: Skimmer pre-positioned
Preventing pollution
Best management practices:
Skimmer pre-positioned
Boom
pre-deployed

11. … the Navy does not budget for spill response
Decision making
Risk-adverse culture - “minimize risk” to:
safety and health
the environment
mission success
safety and health
the environment
mission success
safety and health
the environment
mission success $ X
… the Navy does not budget for spill response

12. = Global refueling need
Future implications
Transformation:
Expeditionary
Strike
Group
Expeditionary
Strike
Group
More battle groups
Less ships (increased capabilities)
Positioned at more locations
= Global refueling need

13. the most sustainable solution
Conclusion
USS Cole
(Oct 2000)
the most
sustainable
solution
Environment
Mission

14. Conventional Wisdom?
Questions

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