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Oil Spill Cleanup Services in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights
Full-service and specialty oil spill cleanup providers offer initial spill investigations, spill treatment services, and oil residue disposal or control services. Although operators in this market do not typically specialize in habitat remediation and environmental consulting, they may offer these related services after completing oil spill cleanup to contract specifications. Buyers in this market include oil companies, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations.
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What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Oil Spill Cleanup Services procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.
About this Market
What’s this procurement report about?
This procurement coverage of the Oil Spill Cleanup Services market in the United States includes Emergency Oil Spill Response Services, Oil Spill Containment and Site Stabilization, Oil Recovery and Extraction Services, Oil Spill Waste Handling, Transport, and Disposal and Surface and Shoreline Cleanup Operations. Standard coding in this coverage includes ISIC-39-Remediation activities and other waste management services, NACE-39.00-Remediation Activities And Other Waste Management Services, NAICS-562910-Remediation Services and UNSPSC-76131700-Oil spill cleanup.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Oil Spill Cleanup Services procurement coverage includes Oil Spill Response Organizations (A group of oil spill removal organizations certified by the US Coast Guard that have demonstrated efficient and effective spill remediation services.), Remediation (The action of reversing or stopping environmental damage.), Tonne of Oil Equivalent (A unit of measurement that describes the amount of energy that results from burning one tonne of oil.), Tonne (A metric system unit of mass, also known as a metric ton, equal to 1,000 kilograms. An alternate metric ton unit (MTU) may be used instead.), Barrel (A unit of measurement that equates to 42 US gallons. It can also be expressed in thousands (Mbbl) or millions (MMbbl).), On-Scene Coordinator (The federal official in charge of monitoring or managing federal responses to oil spills.) and Oil Boom (A containment device that is inserted into a body of water where it floats and separates oil-contaminated areas from clean areas.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Oil Spill Cleanup Services procurement report as suppliers are Braemar Howells Limited, Tetra Tech, Inc., Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Ecolab Inc. and Marine Spill Response Corporation.
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Oil Spill Cleanup Services market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.
The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per tonne, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.
Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Oil Spill Cleanup Services market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Oil Spill Cleanup Services procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.
These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.
Price Environment
What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?
The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Oil Spill Cleanup Services market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.
Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.
Supply Chain & Vendors
What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?
The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Oil Spill Cleanup Services market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.
Business Requirements
What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?
The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current market price for Oil Spill Cleanup Services?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Oil Spill Cleanup Services is $42700 per tonne. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 2.8 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Oil Spill Cleanup Services market?
The top vendors in the Oil Spill Cleanup Services market include Braemar Howells Limited, Tetra Tech, Inc., Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Ecolab Inc. and Marine Spill Response Corporation.
What industries supply the Oil Spill Cleanup Services market?
The top industries supplying the Oil Spill Cleanup Services market are Industrial Machinery & Equipment Wholesaling in the US, Plastic Products Miscellaneous Manufacturing in the US, Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US, Chemical Wholesaling in the US, Explosives Manufacturing in the US and Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing in the US.
What is the supply chain risk for Oil Spill Cleanup Services?
Low supplier concentration increases competition and improves buyer negotiation leverage. The market's low concentration gives buyers access to a broad set of qualified cleanup contractors, including regional responders, environmental firms, and marine-services specialists. This structure encourages competitive bidding and makes it easier for buyers to benchmark performance, push for stronger response-time commitments, and negotiate pricing tied to clear service metrics. Buyers can rotate or add vendors without disruption, which strengthens long-term leverage.
What factors affect the price of Oil Spill Cleanup Services?
Larger spills, heavier oil types, and multi-surface contamination increase pricing because they require more labor hours, more absorbent material, and longer containment and recovery time. A light oil spill on paved ground may require only booms and absorbents, while a heavy crude spill penetrating multiple soil layers necessitates excavation equipment, multi-day operations, and higher disposal volumes.
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