Final kill of Gulf oil well on hold as crews fish for drill pipe
Three weeks after BP plugged its crippled Macondo oil well in the Gulf of Mexico with cement and mud from above, crews are “fishing” for pieces of drill pipe that need to be removed from inside the well’s blowout preventer before crews can move on to the “bottom kill” — the permanent fix for the well.
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Expedited oil-spill royalties requested
DAPHNE, Ala. — As coastal residents await word on BP PLC’s ability to move forward with plans for its “static†kill designed to plug the oil well leaking in the Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded April 20, political pressure to expedite the collection of federal oil and gas-lease revenues has gained traction in Alabama.
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Salvage operation could offer up clues to US oil spill
Efforts this weekend to salvage BP’s blowout preventer could bring to the surface a key piece of evidence in the inquiry into the largest maritime oil spill in history.
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Engineers to remove temporary cap from Gulf well
Engineers will soon start the delicate work of detaching the temporary cap that stopped oil from gushing from BP’s blown-out Gulf of Mexico well and the hulking device that failed to prevent the leak — all while trying to avoid more damage to the environment.
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