There is an interesting PDF presentation on oil spill research/options at the site below (I got to it through Google, but I suspect it is complex to link to it):

Oil Spill Countermeasures in Ice-infested Waters Kenneth Lee
www.arcus.org/files/meetings/279/287/.../thurs10401450lee.pdf
Oil Spill Countermeasures in Ice-infested Waters. Kenneth Lee. Centre for offshore Oil, Gas and Energy Research. Fisheries & Oceans Canada.

An interesting article on oil spills and ice:

Economist article 2012