From the FINANCIAL TIMES:
BP on Wednesday said its “static kill” operation to stem the leak at its Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico appeared to have succeeded, a step the UK energy group described as a “significant milestone”.
The “static kill” – which involved pumping heavy drilling “mud” from the top of the well slowly down, pushing the oil back down into the reservoir – began on Tuesday and was stopped after about eight hours of pumping, BP said in a statement…
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