At last!
BP stops oil leaking into Gulf of Mexico for first time in three monthsBy Sam Greenhill and David Gardner
Last updated at 7:22 AM on 16th July 2010
BP said that it had successfully plugged the Gulf of Mexico oil leak - for now.
In a surprise statement, the British oil giant said that oil
had stopped gushing into the ocean for the first time since
an explosion destroyed the undersea well on April 20.
After a series of delays and setbacks, BP has closed off the
valves in a cap placed over the damaged oil pipe on Monday.
But the breakthrough does not mean the crisis is over.
Analysts said the shut down would continue for six hours for
engineers to carry out 'integrity tests' to check on the pressure
inside the pipe. If the pressure rises and the pipe holds firm, BP
was hoping it could keep the five valves on the stacking cap closed.
If the oil pressure began to fall, that would suggest that oil was
leaking lower down the well bore into underground rocks.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1294928/BP-stops-oil-leakin... 
"Tests are now being carried out on pressure inside the well and
analysts are hoping to keep valves on a replacement cap closed
until relief wells can be installed next month"
"...
relief wells???!" Do these crazies want to still seriously pump the
well commercially as is nothing ever happened huh? wow, sick.
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