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Oil and gas industry is continuing to develop innovative technologies that enhance its ability to operate safely in various conditions around the world. In the event of an incident, the industry must be prepared to respond and minimize the impact to people and the environment. As the industry is exploring energy reserves in more challenging environments, they must be able to demonstrate that they can do so in an environmentally responsible manner. Many studies to identify appropriate equipment to respond to subsea well control incidents have been conducted and therefore a piece of equipment placed over the uncontrolled well to stop the well flow and only deployed after the Blowout Preventer (BOP) has failed to serve it purpose - industry calls it capping stack - was introduced. Additional control measures have been put in place to enhance the capping stack system as a centerpiece of response equipment that redirects the flow of hydrocarbons safely to the surface for further processing, storage or disposal. With all the sophisticated equipment already in place, the logistics and deployment challenges are the next hurdles that the industry needs to overcome. Hence, continuous improvement in the supporting logistics sector is necessary to accompany the system to fit the operational requirements in line with the capping stack system development. This paper outlines the capabilities of the cutting edge technology and its contribution to enhancing well incident intervention capability around the world.