Oil Spill Eater International

What Oil Spill Eater International does

Oil Spill Eater International, Corp (OSEI) is a Dallas, Texas-based, privately held bioremediation company founded in 1989 that manufactures and sells a single proprietary product, Oil Spill Eater II (OSE II). OSE II is a confidential biological enzyme formulation, distinct from bacteria, fertilizers, or chemical dispersants, that converts hydrocarbon contamination into CO2 and water by acting as a food source for enhanced native bacteria; the enzyme is described as molecularly adhering to oil to prevent secondary contamination. OSE II is listed on the US EPA National Contingency Plan (NCP) Product Schedule as a Bioremediation Agent (originally 1996, relisted September 18, 2009 after a 2005 removal) and OSEI holds US Coast Guard OSRO certification (#974); the product is also approved in 20+ countries spanning North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, and Oceania.

The product is sold in three SKUs — 55-gallon drums (450 lbs), 330-gallon wire cage totes (~3,167 lbs filled), and 5-gallon containers — on a quote-based pricing model with no public list price. OSEI generates revenue through three channels: direct sales from Dallas headquarters to enterprise and government buyers, a global distributor network (UK: A&S International, Greece: EES, China: Beijing distributor, Kenya: PEERHOUSE, South Korea, Philippines, South Africa, Iraq: Al Faya / CMTA International), and US government procurement enabled by OSRO certification. The customer base is heavily weighted to oil & gas majors (Shell, BP, Chevron, Texaco, ExxonMobil, AGIP, Pemex) and government agencies (US EPA, US DOE, US Marines, US Coast Guard, plus equivalents in 20+ countries), with the company claiming 91,394+ cleanups since 1989 across fresh water, salt water, soil, groundwater, and intertidal environments. CEO and inventor Steven Pedigo leads the firm, which operates with 11-50 employees and no disclosed funding, parent company, or acquisition history.

Name

Oil Spill Eater International

Legal name

Oil Spill Eater International, Corp

Website

https://osei.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Oil Spill Eater International is a Dallas-based, privately held bioremediation company founded in 1989 that manufactures and sells OSE II, a proprietary biological enzyme used by oil & gas majors, governments, and industrial operators to clean up oil spills and hydrocarbon contamination in soil, groundwater, and marine environments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bioremediation Products

NAICS

Sewage Treatment Facilities (221320)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Used Oil, Lubricants & Industrial Fluids Recovery/Recycling (IMAIAFAM)

Keywords

• Bioremediation products
• Oil spill cleanup
• Hazardous waste remediation
• Soil groundwater treatment
• Marine pollution control

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. OSE II Product Sales: OSEI sells its OSE II bioremediation product directly to customers including oil companies, government agencies, contractors, and distributors worldwide. Product is sold in 55-gallon drums (450 lbs each), 5-gallon containers, and 330-gallon wire cage totes. Pricing appears quote-based given the specialized nature of the product and variable application requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

OSEI develops, manufactures, and sells Oil Spill Eater II (OSE II), a proprietary biological enzyme bioremediation agent that converts hazardous hydrocarbons, oils, and toxic waste into CO2 and water by enhancing native bacteria. The product is sold globally in 55-gallon drums, 5-gallon containers, and 330-gallon wire cage totes for cleanup of spills on land, soil, groundwater, fresh water, and salt water.

Product overview

Oil Spill Eater International (OSEI) offers a single unified product: Oil Spill Eater II (OSE II), a biological enzyme bioremediation agent. OSE II uses nature's own processes to effectively eliminate hazardous materials including hydrocarbons, oil spills, and various toxic wastes by converting them into CO2 and water through enhanced native bacteria. The product is listed on the US EPA's National Contingency Plan (NCP) for oil spills and is approved for use in numerous countries worldwide. Available container sizes include 55-gallon drums, 5-gallon containers, and 330-gallon wire cage totes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OSE II (Oil Spill Eater II): Biological enzyme bioremediation product for mitigating hazardous waste, spills and contamination. Converts waste into natural food source for enhanced native bacteria, resulting in CO2 and water.

Products and services

• Oil Spill Eater II (OSE II) OSE II is a proprietary biological enzyme bioremediation product that uses nature's own processes to eliminate hazardous materials including hydrocarbons, oil spills, chlorinated hydrocarbons, PCBs, dioxins, pesticides, PFAS, and heavy-in-emulsion oils. It converts waste into a natural food source for enhanced native bacteria, with CO2 and water as the end result. Sold to oil companies, government agencies, contractors, and distributors worldwide. Available in 55-gallon drums, 5-gallon containers, and 330-gallon totes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.9% reduction of oil in water and 97.9% reduction on shoreline within 3.5 weeks for a 150,000-gallon AGIP Brass Terminal spill in Nigeria
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Beijing Distributor (China)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 18 April 2024Chinese Beijing distributor presented OSE II on April 18, 2024, indicating active market development in China.
• A&S International (UK)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorA&S International serves as the UK distributor for OSE II. They have been featured in Sustainability Today News presenting OSE II and have conducted large contaminated soil cleanup projects for Dunton Technologies and Suez on street sweepings filter cleanup in June 2024.
• PEERHOUSE Ltd (Kenya)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPEERHOUSE Ltd is the Kenya-based partner providing OSE II for rapid response operations, as evidenced by Maxil rapid response trucks equipped with OSE II and Kenya Airport Authority (KAA) and Kenya Pipeline Corporation (KPC) recommendation letters.
• EES (Greece)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEES is the Greek distributor of OSE II, supplying the product to BP for refinery cleanup operations near Athens, Greece. EES instructed maintenance crews on best practices for using OSE II.
• Korean Institute of Construction Anticorrosive Technology (South Korea)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe Korean Institute, in conjunction with the South Korea Coast Guard, coordinated independent testing of OSE II for the Hebie Spirit oil tanker spill cleanup covering 77+ km of coastline. Testing showed full Bunker C oil remediation in 25 days with US NOAA witnesses.
• Lubrication Engineers SA (South Africa)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLubrication Engineers SA is a partner using OSE II for marine lubrication applications and has partnered with Umuzi Engineers for South African market development.
• ITOPF (International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerITOPF provided input to the University of Seoul's testing and recommendation of OSE II as the most effective and safe cleanup method for South Korea shoreline cleanup operations in 2022.
• The Earth OrganizationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Earth Organization worked in cooperation with Dr. Paul Sammarco of LUMCON (Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium) on enzymatic bioremediation efficacy and toxicology analysis of OSE II.
• Al Faya and CMTA International (Iraq)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFollowing OSEI CEO's national TV presentation in Iraq, the Ministers of Science and Technology, Environment, and Oil announced all oil companies will use OSE II for the next 10 years through Al Faya and CMTA international.
• Interchem (Trinidad and Tobago)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInterchem served as BP's cleanup contractor for the Trinidad and Tobago well blowout, utilizing OSE II for the remediation response.
• Hazsolve (Chile)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHazsolve Chile performed pig farm cleanup using OSE II, including application protocol development with Yanini and test documentation.
• Dunton Environmental (UK)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDunton Environmental shared details of a project to accelerate remediation of contaminated soils using OSE II, with case study published in Envirotec Magazine. Project featured on UK Sustainability Today.
• EOM Consulting (Colombia)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEOM Consulting conducted presentation of a large fuel/oil spill cleanup in Colombia (vehicle SZY048) using OSE II.
• Cabeno Environmental (Colombia/USA)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCabeno Environmental used OSE II for deep soil injection cleanup below ground to address subsurface contamination including groundwater in Colombia and Chicago industrial site cleanup.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ecolab (Nalco Champion): Ecolab owns Nalco Champion, manufacturer of Corexit dispersants — the dominant chemical agent used in major oil spill response (e.g., Deepwater Horizon). Direct competitor to OSE II in the oil spill response market, with entrenched procurement relationships across oil majors and coast guards that OSEI has explicitly benchmarked against.
• Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL): Industry-funded oil spill response cooperative owned by major oil companies, providing global spill response services and dispersant stockpiles. Direct peer as the default oil spill response organization that OSEI competes against for major incident deployments.
• Tradebe Environmental Services: Global hazardous waste management and industrial services company with oil spill response, refinery waste handling, and remediation services. Comparable peer in hydrocarbon and hazardous waste remediation with multi-country operations similar to OSEI's distribution model.
• Heritage Environmental Services: US-based hazardous waste management and environmental remediation services company serving refineries, manufacturers, and government. Direct peer in the industrial soil/groundwater remediation and hazardous waste handling markets where OSEI also competes.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Environmental Services: Global environmental services major with hazardous waste treatment, industrial cleaning, and soil/groundwater remediation capabilities. Comparable to OSEI's industrial soil and groundwater remediation segment; broader in scope and geographic reach across municipal and industrial waste.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with substantial environmental remediation practice, including oil spill response advisory, site investigation, and remediation oversight. Comparable in the broader environmental services market though primarily a consulting/oversight player rather than a product vendor.
• Clean Harbors: North America's largest provider of environmental and industrial services, including hazardous waste management, spill response, and industrial cleaning. Comparable in that Clean Harbors provides turnkey oil spill and hazardous waste remediation services; broader in that it operates across many waste streams and geographies with a much larger asset base.
• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering firm specializing in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure, including oil spill response and contaminated site remediation. Adjacent peer providing design and oversight on remediation projects where OSE II product might be deployed.
• Stericycle: Large regulated waste management company primarily focused on medical and hazardous waste services. Comparable in regulated waste handling and disposal, though more concentrated in healthcare/medical waste than the oil spill/industrial segments OSEI serves.

Emerging players

• Baker Hughes (oilfield environmental services): Oilfield services major with environmental and emissions-management product lines serving oil and gas operators. Comparable in serving oil major customers with environmental solutions, though as part of a much broader oilfield services portfolio rather than a focused bioremediation offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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