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Trendsetter Awarded Four Capping Stacks for Subsea Well Response Project’s (SWRP) Integrated Intervention System
Houston, Texas – Trendsetter Engineering, Inc. has been awarded the contract by Oil Spill Response Ltd (OSRL) to construct four capping stack toolboxes that would be available for use should an offshore crisis occur. OSRL is an industry-owned co-operative and the largest global provider of oil spill response and preparedness services. OSRL is collaborating with The Subsea Well Response Project (SWRP), formed by nine of the world's leading oil and gas companies, to make a new integrated intervention system available to the global industry.
These capping stacks are capable of containing subsea oil wells in water depths up to 10,000 feet in the event of a subsea well blowout. Equipment delivery is expected in 2012. In 2013, the equipment will be moved from Trendsetter’s facility in Houston, Texas to four (4) strategic storage locations—Northern Europe, South America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Specific storage sites will be determined upon completion of SWRP logistics studies.
“Participating with SWRP’s efforts toward global intervention allows Trendsetter to expand its reach worldwide. Should there be an incident anywhere in the world, it is rewarding to know that we are making a difference by improving emergency response to a well blowout.”
Mario R. Lugo (P.E.), President and CEO of Trendsetter Engineering, Inc.
Following the Macondo oil spill crisis of 2010, Trendsetter has lead the industry in engineering and constructing capping stack systems. In 2011, Trendsetter designed and built the 18 ¾”, 15,000psi interim capping stack for the Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) in 8 weeks, followed by a capping stack assembly for the Helix Well Containment Group (HWCG), completed in 6 ½ weeks. Trendsetter is currently working on 2 additional capping stacks for Shell Exploration and Production.
 Trendsetter Engineering, Inc. is a leader in contemporary subsea solutions that provides world class specialty subsea equipment, manufacturing and fabrication services, and Subsea Engineering Specialists to major and independent oil and gas companies across the globe. |
