NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The first deep-sea test of a state-of-the-art containment system for stopping an oil spill akin to BP’s catastrophic 2010 spill began on Tuesday, regulators said. The Bureau of ...

During the exercise, Helix’s capping stack will be mobilised and deployed to the sea floor in 5047 feet of water, latched to a test wellhead and pressurised. The exercise also is designed to test ...

A second capping stack was added in September to the Wild Well Control well containment equipment line- up. The new 18 3/4 inch 15K capping stack is designed for subsea use to 3000 metres. It has four ...

Allen said there are “anomalies” much closer to the wellhead, including some leakage in the “capping stack” that’s keeping the gusher contained, and bubbles around the base of the well’s blowout ...

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.