Exxon, Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell and ConocoPhillips will invest $ 1 billion in new system for the elimination of oil spills

/IRBIS, July 22, 2010/ - The largest oil companies including Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell and ConocoPhillips will invest one billion dollars into the new system eliminate leakage of oil, Reuters reports citing the statements of the companies participating in the project. The new system will be able to collect at a depth of up to 3 thousand meters up to 100 thousand barrels of oil, the company said, who have decided to finance the project after the accident at BP oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The mobility of this system will allow bringing it into effect within 24 hours. It will be equipped with a wide range of equipment and can be used in various weather conditions. The new system will consist of special underwater equipment to localize leakage, which will be mounted collectors and pipelines to deliver oil on board the tanker, confirmed in a statement. The project listed companies will create a non-profit organization of Marine Well Containment Company. The project will start soon, the timetable for its completion has not yet reported. Recall that the accident and the explosion at the oil rig Deepwater Horizon British Company BP claimed in April 2010 on 11 people and led to a huge environmental disaster. According to recent BP, costs the company to eliminate the consequences of the accident and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico close to $ 4 billion [2010-07-22]