HWCG LLC is a consortium of deepwater operators and non-operators in the Gulf of Mexico who have come together with the common goal of maintaining capabilities to quickly and comprehensively respond to a subsea well containment event to protect people, property and the environment. Building upon equipment tested and proven in the Deepwater Horizon response, HWCG has developed a deepwater well containment response system and Mutual Aid agreement capable of immediate activation and deployment. HWCG is made up of a diverse and experienced group of deepwater operators, representing two-thirds of the deepwater operators in the Gulf of Mexico and about half of all deepwater oil and natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico. Each HWCG member is committed to safe and responsible offshore drilling and prevention of a deepwater incident.