Marine Well Containment Co.
Members: ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, BP, ConocoPhillips, Anadarko, Apache, Statoil, BHP Billiton, Hess
Covers: US Gulf of Mexico
Helix Well Containment Group
Members: ATP Oil and Gas Corp, Deep Gulf Energy, ENI, Energy Resource Technology, LLOG Exploration Co., Marubenei Oil & Gas, Murphy Oil Corp., Noble Energy, Plains Energy, Repsol E&P, Stone Energy Corp., Walter Oil & Gas Corp, W&T Offshore
Covers: US Gulf of Mexico
Subsea Well Response Project
Members: BG Group, BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Petrobras, Shell Statoil and Total
Covers: Global from bases in Brazil, Norway, Singapore and South Africa
Who does what in a spill
Cooperation is critical in the plans laid for blowout response, with multiple organizations each filling a role, along with government agencies. The players are:
Containment organizations: Generally industry groups that put together the specialized organizations to develop, maintain, and deliver equipment to and from a site.
Examples: Marine Well Containment Group (MWCC), Subsea Well Response Project (SWRP), Helix Well Containment Group (HWCG)
Operating companies: In the event of a spill the well operator is in charge. Many are members of multiple spill response organizations and some majors own capping stacks of their own.
Examples: Shell and Noble Energy recently led spill response drills in the US Gulf of Mexico.
Oilfield fire fighters: Experts in dealing with blowouts will continue to play critical services from clearing out major damage to advising on the steps needed to kill the well.
Examples: Wild Well Control, Boots & Coots