The goal of debris removal is to gain access to a mandrel either on the BOP stack or wellhead that allows the operator to latch on and cap the flow. The key piece of equipment required for well ...

The ship is carrying a key piece of blow-out response equipment called a capping stack. Federal regulators have said Shell can start its work drilling two exploratory wells immediately ...

Admiral Thad Allen, who oversees the government's spill response, said late Friday he had approved the plan to simultaneously install the Helix Producer and “capping stack” containment mechanisms over ...