Project Profile
Value: US$1,000 million
Start-up Year: 2012
Location: Gulf of Mexico
Containment: Each MCV can process up to 50,000 barrels of liquid per day with 700,000 barrels of liquid storage capacity and are able to offload the liquids to shuttle tankers.
The project will see the development of an underwater well-containment equipment for the US Gulf of Mexico. The subsea containment equipment will be designed to create a direct connection and seal on a subsea well to prevent oil from escaping. The system will be equipped with a suite of adapters and connectors to interact with various interface points, including any well design and equipment used by oil and gas operators in the US Gulf of Mexico. The new system will be able to mobilise 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 water depths up to 10,000 feet and have initial capacity to contain 100,000 barrels per day with potential for expansion.
Operators:
Marine Well Containment Company
Members include:
Apache Deepwater LLC
Chevron
ConocoPhillips
ExxonMobil
Shell
Contractors:
AMEC: Capping stack
Technip: FEED
Weatherford: Topside process modules for two dynamically positioned tankers
Scana Subsea: Forgings and machining work on workover riser joints, top and bottom riser assembly joints, goosenecks and U-joints
Wood Group PSN: Technical support services for MWCC\'s containment system
OceanWorks International: Design, manufacturing and test contract
Sub contractors:
Drydocks World: Conversion work on a pair of tankers