New oil spill containment system to protect Gulf ot Mexico

摘要

A plan to build and deploy a rapid response system that will be available to capture and contain oil in the event of a potential future underwater well blowout in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico was announced recently by Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell.The new system will be flexible, adaptable and able to begin mobilization within 24 hours and can be used on a wide range of well designs and equipment, oil and natural gas flow rates and weather conditions. The new system will be engineered to be used in deepwater depths up to 10,000 ft and have initial capacity to contain 100,000 b/d with potential for expansion.