The US lobby and standards organisation said on Wednesday its Recommended Practice for Subsea Capping Stacks, RP 17W, will apply to the design, manufacturing, transportation and installation of new ...

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.

Delmar’s HCLS technology counters subsea motion, isolating the system from underwater turbulence to create a stable base for positioning the capping stack in shallow waters. The system’s step-by-step ...

Oil and gas players are working on developing subsea solutions to cap blown-out wells, with BP, Shell and Total all known to be building their own capping stacks. However, comparatively fewer surface ...

Subsea well containment is the set of rapid source-control actions and systems used to stop, capture, or reduce uncontrolled flow from a subsea well after primary barriers fail. It sits at the ...