This and other equipment will preserve existing capability for use by the oil and gas industry in the US Gulf of Mexico while Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell build a system that exceeds current response capabilities.
As per the agreement with the Marine Well Containment System operator ExxonMobil, the sponsor companies’ project team will utilize the BP technical personnel from the Deepwater Horizon response.
BP vice president for Gulf of Mexico operations Richard Morrison said that the company believes that the addition of its recently gained deepwater intervention experience and specialized equipment will be important to the marine well containment system.
