NEW ORLEANS – BP could have ended its massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico sooner if it had built a capping stack before the 2010 blowout of its well off the coast of Louisiana, a company executive ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Shell Oil drill vessels are heading to the Arctic. But they will not be permitted to drill into petroleum-bearing rock until a key piece of blowout response equipment, a ...

The US lobby and standards organisation said on Wednesday its Recommended Practice for Subsea Capping Stacks, RP 17W, will apply to the design, manufacturing, transportation and installation of new ...

Oil India Limited (OIL) has finalised the capping of oil well KSG 76 at the Kharsang oilfield in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh following a blowout that resulted in an uncontrolled gas release.

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.