OPCSA was registered as a section21 company in 1992 and managed as a department of SFF Association with the function to provide pollution prevention, control and clean-up services within Saldanha Bay harbour facilities. The SFF was at the time engaged in extensive oil trading activities that necessitated pollution control and prevention measures. After restructuring of the CEF Group of companies in 2002, OPC emerged as a subsidiary of CEF that: Manage SFF Environmental Liability -Ogies; provide a Pollution Response Service to SFF; and provide a Service to Existing Clients in Saldanha.