A worker descends an equipment access walkway onboard a Marine Well Containment Company vessel in the Gulf of Mexico.
Marine Well Containment Company
American Petroleum Institute (API) joint industry task force, the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP) Arctic oil spill response technology joint industry program, an IOGP and IPIECA joint industry project and the API oil sands technical subcommittee. These initiatives allow us to share best practices and learn from our peers. For more information about this topic, visit the following websites:
Additionally, for the past five years, ExxonMobil has been an active member of the Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC), an independent not-for-profit company that provides well containment equipment and technology in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. In 2015, we re-entered a pre-existing exploratory well for development in the Gulf of Mexico’s Julia oil field after receiving a cap-and-flow permit from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. This permit was awarded based on the enhanced response capability of MWCC capture vessels. MWCC added two modular capture vessels to its inventory in 2015. These vessels, which ExxonMobil took the lead in constructing, are maintained and operated on behalf of the MWCC’s 10 member companies.
We continually identify and develop advanced technologies to manage risks and improve offshore oil spill response. For example, we commercialized the use of biodegradable surfactants that can be sprayed onto the water surface around the perimeter of an oil slick, causing the oil to retract and thicken so that it can be burned in a controlled fashion without using a fire-resistant boom.
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