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Investigating the effect of oil spills
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Thomas Oldenburg

University of Calgary

Petroleum Reservoir Group - Tesla Petroleomics Center

University of Calgary
2500 University Drive, NW
Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4 Canada , Canada

toldenbu@ucalgary.ca

Project List:

Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems III (C-IMAGE III)

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Co-Lead, Task Co-Lead, Task Co-Lead

Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems II (C-IMAGE II)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Co-Lead, Research Scientist

Center for Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems (C-IMAGE)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Co-Lead, Task Co-Lead

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 7

2019

Jaggi, A., Radović, J. R., Snowdon, L. R., Larter, S. R., & Oldenburg, T. B. (2019). Composition of the dissolved organic matter produced during in situ burning of spilled oil. Organic Geochemistry, 138, 103926.
van Eenennaam, J. S., Rohal, M., Montagna, P. A., Radović, J. R., Oldenburg, T. B., Romero, I. C., Murk, A. J., & Foekema, E. M. (2019). Ecotoxicological benthic impacts of experimental oil-contaminated marine snow deposition. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 141, 164-175.

2018

Pesch, S., Jaeger, P., Jaggi, A., Malone, K., Hoffmann, M., Krause, D., Oldenburg, T. B., & Schlüter, M. (2018). Rise Velocity of Live-Oil Droplets in Deep-Sea Oil Spills. Environmental Engineering Science, 35(4), 289-299.
van Eenennaam, J. S., Rahsepar, S., Radović, J. R., Oldenburg, T. B., Wonink, J., Langenhoff, A. A., Murk, A. J., & Foekema, E. M. (2018). Marine snow increases the adverse effects of oil on benthic invertebrates. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 126, 339-348.

2017

Jaggi, A., Snowdon, R. W., Stopford, A., Radović, J. R., Oldenburg, T. B., & Larter, S. R. (2017). Experimental simulation of crude oil-water partitioning behavior of BTEX compounds during a deep submarine oil spill. Organic Geochemistry, 108, 1-8.

2016

Radović, J. R., Silva, R. C., Snowdon, R. W., Brown, M., Larter, S., & Oldenburg, T. B. P. (2016). A rapid method to assess a broad inventory of organic species in marine sediments using ultra‐high resolution mass spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 30(11), 1273-1282.
Radović, J. R., Silva, R. C., Snowdon, R., Larter, S. R., & Oldenburg, T. B. P. (2016). Rapid Screening of Glycerol Ether Lipid Biomarkers in Recent Marine Sediment Using Atmospheric Pressure Photoionization in Positive Mode Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry, 88(2), 1128-1137.

Book Chapters - 10

2019

Chanton, J. P., Jaggi, A., Radović, J. R., Rosenheim, B. E., Walker, B. D., Larter, S. R., Rogers, K., Bosman, S., & Oldenburg, T. B. P. (2020). Mapping Isotopic and Dissolved Organic Matter Baselines in Waters and Sediments of the Gulf of Mexico. In Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. L. (Eds.), Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills (pp. 160-181) Springer International Publishing.
Foekema, E. M., van Eenennaam, J. S., Hollander, D. J., Langenhoff, A. M., Oldenburg, T. B. P., Radović, J. R., Rohal, M., Romero, I. C., Schwing, P. T., & Murk, A. J. (2020). Testing the Effect of MOSSFA (Marine Oil Snow Sedimentation and Flocculent Accumulation) Events in Benthic Microcosms. In Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. L. (Eds.), Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills (pp. 288-299) Springer International Publishing.
Jaggi, A., Snowdon, R. W., Radović, J. R., Stopford, A., Oldenburg, T. B. P., & Larter, S. R. (2020). Partitioning of Organics Between Oil and Water Phases with and Without the Application of Dispersants. In Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. L. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills (pp. 125-138) Springer International Publishing.
Kostka, J. E., Joye, S. B., Overholt, W., Bubenheim, P., Hackbusch, S., Larter, S. R., Liese, A., Lincoln, S. A., Marietou, A., Müller, R., Noirungsee, N., Oldenburg, T. B. P., Radović, J. R., & Viamonte, J. (2020). Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the Deep Sea. In Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. L. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills (pp. 107-124) Springer International Publishing.
Langenhoff, A. A. M., Rahsepar, S., van Eenennaam, J. S., Radović, J. R., Oldenburg, T. B. P., Foekema, E., & Murk, A. J. (2020). Effect of Marine Snow on Microbial Oil Degradation. In Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. L. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills (pp. 301-311) Springer International Publishing.
Lincoln, S. A., Radović, J. R., Gracia, A., Jaggi, A., Oldenburg, T. B. P., Larter, S. R., & Freeman, K. H. (2020). Molecular Legacy of the 1979 Ixtoc 1 Oil Spill in Deep-Sea Sediments of the Southern Gulf of Mexico. In Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. L. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills (pp. 312-327) Springer International Publishing.
Oldenburg, T. B. P., Jaeger, P., Gros, J., Socolofsky, S. A., Pesch, S., Radović, J. R., & Jaggi, A. (2020). Physical and Chemical Properties of Oil and Gas Under Reservoir and Deep-Sea Conditions. In Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. L. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills (pp. 25-42) Springer International Publishing.
Radović, J. R., Romero, I. C., Oldenburg, T. B. P., Larter, S. R., & Tunnell, J. W. (2020). 40 Years of Weathering of Coastal Oil Residues in the Southern Gulf of Mexico. In Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. L. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills (pp. 328-340) Springer International Publishing.
Radović, J. R., Jaggi, A., Silva, R. C., Snowdon, R., Waggoner, D. C., Hatcher, P. G., Larter, S. R., & Oldenburg, T. B. P. (2020). Applications of FTICR-MS in Oil Spill Studies. In Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. L. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills (pp. 253-268) Springer International Publishing.
Romero, I. C., Chanton, J. P., Roseheim, B. E., Radović, J. R., Schwing, P. T., Hollander, D. J., Larter, S. R., & Oldenburg, T. B. P. (2020). Long-Term Preservation of Oil Spill Events in Sediments: The Case for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. L. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills (pp. 285-300) Springer International Publishing.

Conference Presentations - 40

2020

Radovic, J. O., & T.; Larter, S. (2020). Investigation of the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Data for Markers of MOSSFA in the Gulf of Mexico Sediment. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Weleschuk, D. R., & J.; Oldenburg, T. (2020). Transformation of Macondo Oil Deposited on the Seafloor: Early (2010-2014) Temporal Compositional Changes Due to Weathering Using FTICR-MS Technology. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020

2019

Hollander, D. M., S.A.; Paris, C. S., M.; Schwing, P. P., S.; Oldenburg, T. H., C.; Romero, I. L., & S (2019). New Visions for Oil Spill Preparedness from the Perspective of the Deepwater Horizon Blowout, the Sediment Slumping at Taylor Energy, and Continued Ultra-Deep Oil Exploration and Production in Frontier Region. In 2019 AGU Fall Meeting
Radovic, J. J., A.; Lincoln, S. R., I.C.; Nelson, R. S., P.T.; Reddy, C. H., D.J.; Larter, S. O., & T (2019). Comprehensive Analytical Approaches to Spill Characterization: Case Studies and Examples. In 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences Conference

2018

Jaggi, A. R., J.R.; Snowdon, R. B., M.; Larter, S. O., & T.B.P (2018). Differences in the impact of in situ burning of spilled light oil versus diesel and bunker C oil on transformation, solubilization and the production of dissolved organic matter. In 41st AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response
Jaggi, A. R., J.R.; Snowdon, R. B., M.; Larter, S. O., & T.B.P (2018). Differences in the impact of in situ burning of spilled light oil versus diesel and bunker C oil on transformation, solubilization and the production of dissolved organic matter. In 41st AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response
Oldenburg, T. (2018). FT-ICR-MS: More than just mass spectrometry? Towards reaction systems models in petroleum geochemistry. In 13th European Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry Workshop
Radovic, J. J., A.; Oldenburg, T. L., & S (2018). Environment in the Anthropocene - Case Studies and New Analytical Strategies. In 101st Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition
Radovic, J. R., I.; Tunnell, J. J., A.; Kostka, J. C., J.; Hollander, D. L., & S.; Oldenburg, T. (2018). Weathered Petroleum in Coastal Samples from the Southern Gulf of Mexico Collected 37 Years after the Ixtoc-I Spill and Characterized by FTICR-MS. In 41st AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response
Radovic, J. R., I.; Tunnell, J. J., A.; Kostka, J. C., J.; Hollander, D. L., & S.; Oldenburg, T. (2018). Weathered Petroleum in Coastal Samples from the Southern Gulf of Mexico Collected 37 Years after the Ixtoc-I Spill and Characterized by FTICR-MS. In 41st AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response

2017

[MISSING CITATION] [Author not available]. Implications of Pressure and Temperature Conditions on the Behavior of Deep Blowouts. 2017 AAAS Annual Meeting. (2017).
Jaggi, A. R., J.; Silva, S. B., M.; Larter, S. O., & T.B.P (2017). Characterization and transformation of dissolved organic matter using ultra-hgih resolution mass spectrometry. In 28th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry (IMOG)
Jaggi, A. R., J.; Snowdon, R. B., M.; Larter, S. O., & T.B.P (2017). Partitioning and Characterization of Organic Compounds in the Water Phase following an oil spill. In 40th Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response
Oldenburg, T. (2017). Where Does All the Oil Go - Transformation and Fate of Spilled Oil in Marine Environments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Oldenburg, T. B., M.; Snowdon, R. B., B, H., & H.; Larter, S. (2017). Ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry in petroleum geochemistry. In 2017 Gussow Conference
Oldenburg, T. J., A.; Radovic, J. L., & S.R (2017). Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Where did all the oil go?. In 40th Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response
Radovic, J. L., S.A.; Silva, R. J., A.; Romero, I. S., P.T.; Larson, R. B., G.R.; Freeman, K. H., D.J.; Larter, S. O., & T.B.P (2017). The 1979 Ixtoc-I oil spill revisited. In Goldschmidt 2017
Radovic, J. O., & T.B.P.; Larter, S. (2017). Pipeline Oil Spills in Alberta: Routes to Improved Assessment and Remediation. In 40th Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response
van Eenennaam, J. R., S.; Radovic, J. O., T.B.P.; Langenhoff, A. M., & A.J.; Foekema, E. (2017). From lab to sea floor: aquarium experiments to assess the impact of marine snow on benthos. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017

2016

[MISSING CITATION] [Author not available]. Experimental Determination of Oil Droplet Size Distribution in "Live Oil" under Artificial Deep Sea Conditions. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. (2016).
[MISSING CITATION] [Author not available]. Fluid Dynamic Behavior of Methane-Saturated Oil Jets under Deep-Sea Conditions. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. (2016).
Jaggi, A. R., J.R.; Silva, R. S., R.; Brown, M. L., & S.R.; Oldenburg, T. (2016). Molecular characterization of dissolved organic matter in water bodies by ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry. In University of Calgary Geosciences Research Exchange
Jaggi, A. S., R.; Larter, S. O., & T.B.P (2016). Experimental simulation of Partitioning Behavior of Low Molecular Weight Water Organic species between Live Oil and Water throughout the water column. In University of Calgary Geosciences Research Exchange
Jaggi, A. S., R.; Radovic, J. B., M.; Larter, S. O., & T.B.P (2016). Characterization and Partitioning of Organic Compounds in the Water Phase of Two Submarine Oil Spill Scenarios: DWH vs. IXTOC-1. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016
Radovic, J. S., R.C.; Larter, S. O., & T.B.P (2016). Multiproxy Characterization of Sedimentary Biomarker Archives Using Ultrahigh Resolution Mass Spectrometry. In Goldschmidt 2016 Conference : Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
Radovic, J. S., R.C.; Snowdon, R. J., A.; Larter, S. O., & T.B.P (2016). Characterization of Sedimentary Biomarker Species from the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico Using Ultra-High Resolution FTICR-MS. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016
Rahsepar, J. v. E., J.S.; Radovic, J. O., T.; Foekema, E. M., & A.; Langenhoff, A. (2016). Marine snow prolongs toxicity and hinders oil biodegradation in the sediment layer. In 2nd Symposium on Deep-Sea Oil Spills
van Eenennaam, J. R., S.; Radovic, J. O., T.; Langenhoff, A. M., & A.; Foekema, E. (2016). Marine snow enhances the adverse effects of oil on benthic invertebrates. In 2nd Symposium on Deep-Sea Oil Spills

2015

Jaggi, A. S., R.; Radovi?, J. L., & S.R.; Oldenburg, T. (2015). Partitioning Behavior of Low Molecular Weight Water Xenobiotic Components throughout the Water Column from wellhead to surface. In Geoscience Research Exchange (GeoREX)
Radovic, J. C. S., R.; Gonzalez Arismendi, G. J., A.; Snowdon, R. W., P.; Larter, S. O., & T.B.P (2015). Spatial and Temporal Comparison of Pre- and Post- Deepwater Horizon Spill Hydrocarbon Records in Sediments from the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Radovic, J. S., R.C.; Oldenburg, T. L., & S (2015). Comprehensive Screening of Geochemical Proxies Using RADAR Mode FTICR-MS. In Goldschmidt 2015
Silva, R. R., J.R.; Gonzalez-Arismendi, G. D., D.; Jiang, C. L., & S.; Oldenburg, T. (2015). Novel Geochemical Markers From Ultrahigh Resolution Mass Spectrometry. In 27th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry (IMOG)
Snowdon, R. J., A.; Radovi?, J. L., & S.R.; Oldenburg, T. (2015). Partitioning Behavior of Low Molecular Weight Water Xenobiotic Components throughout the Water Column from wellhead to surface. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015

2014

Chanthamontri, K. W., P.; Larter, S. O., & T (2014). Investigation of recent sediments around the DWH blowout in the GoM using FTICR-MS techniques. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Phinney, G. S., R.W.; Stopord, A. L., & S.R.; Oldenburg, T. (2014). Partitioning behavior of low moleular mass xenobiotic components within live crude oil/seawater systems. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014

2013

Larter, S. R. H., I. M.; Bennett, B. H., H.; Adams, J. O., & T. B. P.; Marcano, N. (2013). The Roles of Water in Subsurface Petroleum Biodegradation-Part 1 The Role of Water Radiolysis. In GeoConvention
Oldenburg, T. B. P. B., M.; Chanthmontri, K. S., N.; Stopford, A. M., N.; Snowdon, R. L., S.; Jones, D. M. H., & I (2013). Maximizing Knowledge from a Single Drop using Ultra-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry. In GeoConvention
Oldenburg, T. C., K.; Brown, M. S., & A.; Larter, S. (2013). Resistance and alteration of high molecular weight NSO components of crude oils to long term environmental exposure in the water or sediment column. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Stopford, A. O., & T.; Larter, S. (2013). Multi-phase Partitioning Behaviour of Xenobiotic Compounds in Crude Oil/Natural Gas/Seawater Systems. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Stopford, A. S., L.; Oldenburg, T. L., & S.R (2013). Experimental Measurement of BTEX and Alkylated Phenol Multi-phase Partitioning Behaviour under Petroleum Reservoir and Submarine Oil Spill Conditions. In GeoConvention