From AOL NEWS / AP:
With BP declaring failure in its latest attempt to stop the uncontrolled gusher feeding the worst oil spill in U.S. history, the company is turning to yet another mix of risky undersea robot maneuvers and longshot odds to plug the blown-out well.
Six weeks after the catastrophe began, oil giant BP PLC is still casting about for at least a temporary fix to the spewing well underneath the Gulf of Mexico that’s fouling beaches, wildlife and marshland. A relief well that’s currently being drilled – which is supposed to be a better long-term solution – won’t be done for at least two months. That would be in the middle of the Atlantic hurricane season, which begins Tuesday…
[Doug] Suttles said BP is already preparing for the next temporary fix. The company plans to cut off the damaged riser, and then try to cap it with a containment valve. The effort is expected to take between four and seven days….
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