BP’s latest attempt to stop the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico has failed. Workers have been trying to pump cement – a method – known as Top Kill – into the breached well for 3 days. The next option will be an attempt to stem the flow using a containment valve. Engineers say the work will start within a week.
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Three days after BP said its latest attempt to stop oil gushing out into the Gulf of Mexico had failed, the company is turning to another risky procedure. BP plans to use robot submarines to cut away the riser pipe and place a containment valve over the blowout preventer. However, it’s likely to temporarily cause 20 per cent more oil (some 100000 gallons) to add to the spill daily.
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