HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On March 24-25, hundreds of participants representing over a dozen organizations will gather in Katy, TX, for a two-day subsea incident response drill led by HWCG LLC and ...
The exercise, using the Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC), is part of a series of exercises and inspections to ensure the industry’s ability to meet the BSEE’s oil spill response plans. The ...
In 2010, the industry came together to bring BP’s Macondo well in the US Gulf of Mexico under control. The blowout, explosion and fire on the semi-submersible Deepwater Horizon was not the offshore ...
While deepwater operators take numerous precautions to maintain the safety and control of their well sites, they must also be prepared to contain an incident or subsea “blowout” if one should occur.