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Marine Well Containment Co.

About

Marine Well Containment Co. (MWCC) is an independent company founded in 2010 to address the need for a deepwater well containment response capability in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Headquartered in Houston, MWCC employs a mix of experienced engineers and crisis response specialists well-versed in the technical world of offshore operations and incident response. MWCC is a not-for-profit operation consisting of 10 member companies. Our members are some of the world’s largest offshore deepwater operators and make up roughly 70% of drilling activity in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Editor's note: Updated April 23, 2020.

Headquarters Address

9807 Katy Freeway, Ste. 1200
Houston, TX 77024
United States

Main Phone Number

News

E&P Plus Offshore Well Control: MWCC CEO Discusses Emergency Response Readiness

The Marine Well Containment Co. recently added a 20,000-psi capping stack and subsea coolers to its portfolio to help contain compromised deepwater wells in the Gulf of Mexico.

Deepwater Horizon: Safety Advances a Decade Later

Marine Well Containment Co.—established in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster—has designed a comprehensive emergency response program to contain compromised deepwater wells in the Gulf of Mexico.