Craig T. Castille Named Managing Director of HWCG LLC

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#containment–HWCG recently announced that Craig T. Castille has been appointed as the
Managing Director effective January 1, 2018.

While employed as the Director of Drilling for Stone Energy Corporation,
a member of HWCG, he served on the HWCG Board since its inception, and
as Chairman of the HWCG Board and Steering Committee from 2015 to 2017.
In his new position, Castille is well positioned to provide leadership
for the organization into the future.

“We are committed to achieving the response needs of our members today
and into the future. HWCG continues to bring together the industry’s
brightest and most experienced deepwater personnel and is looking
forward to adding Castille’s extensive experience to our team,” said
Michael Noel, Commercial Director of HWCG.

As the Managing Director, Castille will be responsible for overseeing
operations for the organization. Castille aims to provide excellent
service to Members, engage regulatory, state and federal stakeholders
and grow membership.

Castille has over 30 years of international and diverse experience in
offshore rig operations involving drilling, completions, well testing
and abandonments on platform rigs, jack ups and floaters since
graduating in petroleum engineering from the University of Louisiana in
1985. Castille concluded his over 7-year tenure at Stone Energy during
which time he participated on the API Joint Industry Task Force post
Macondo, drilled 6 deepwater wells, participated in two unannounced
containment drills as the Source Control Section Chief and helped
implement two announced containment spill drills.

“HWCG will continuously maximize collaborative efforts amongst our
members, service providers and the industry’s regulators to ensure we
have access to assets which can be uniquely equipped for a deepwater
well containment event,” said Castille. “I’m looking forward to leading
HWCG and furthering our commitment to safe and responsible offshore
drilling and the prevention of a deepwater incident.”

About HWCG LLC

HWCG LLC is a consortium of 18 deepwater 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.
Bringing together the technical expertise and resources from this
diverse group of operators, and 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. For more information, visit: hwcg.org

HWCG Members
Cobalt International Energy, L.P.	Noble Energy, Inc.
Deep Gulf Energy LP	Petrobras America Inc.
ENI US Operating Co. Inc.	Red Willow Offshore, LLC
EnVen Energy Ventures, LLC	Repsol Services Company
Energy Resource Technology GOM, LLC	Ridgewood Energy WCG Member, LLC
LLOG Exploration Company, LLC	Stone Energy Corporation
Marathon Oil Company	TOTAL E&P USA, INC.
Marubeni Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.	Walter Oil & Gas Corporation
Murphy Exploration & Production Company – USA	W&T Offshore, Inc.

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