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HWCG Announces Leadership Transition with Appointm...

Houston, Texas. February 2nd , 2026 — HWCG today announced a planned leadership

transition that will begin on February 2, 2026, and culminate with the appointment of

Mike Cargol as Managing Director on April 1, 2026. Mr. Cargol succeeds Craig T.

Castille, who has served in the role since January 2018. During Mr....

HWCG Attends National Strike Force (NSF) Team's An...

On May 20th, 2025, HWCG had the pleasure of addressing the elite National Strike Force (NSF) during their annual meeting in Elizabeth City North Carolina. Kevin Sligh Sr, MBA, in...

HWCG obtains a SEMS Certificate from COS

HWCG has obtained a SEMS Certificate from the Center for Offshore Safety (COS), becoming the only source control and containment consortium and first not-for-profit to voluntarily do so. Following an audit by CICS Americas and their later verification of our improvement plan implementation, we achieved this...

Successful Demonstration of HWCG's Offset Winch La...

HWCG is proud to announce that we have successfully completed our three-day Offset Winch Landing (OWL) System...

2024 HWCG Annual Single Vessel Solution (SVS) Simu...

This week, HWCG LLC hosted a dynamic gathering of maritime industry experts at The Seamen's...

Next Energy Solutions and HWCG Demonstrate ROV Ram...

More innovative solutions coming from HWCG and its partners!

AET Celebrates 30 Years of Excellence

Last week, HWCG had the honor of attending and celebrating the 30th anniversary of our trusted and valued Response Provider, American Eagle Tankers (“AET”). The event was filled with friendly conversation and storytelling amongst several accomplished and esteemed industry leaders. AET President...

HWCG General Update & Forecast

HWCG's management is pleased to inform you that the West Vela drillship is qualified for flow and capture operations and HWCG has received an acceptance letter from BSEE. Kudos to Steve Scanio and Adam Hunt who have spear headed this effort with PTS and several contractors. This work was accomplished...

Kati Kovacs Visit to GFM Sep 23 2024

On September 23rd, our Chairman Joe Leimkuhler and HWCG Staff had the pleasure of hosting Kathryn "Kati" Kovacs, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management at the U.S. Department of the Interior, at Gulf...