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Gulf oil spill: BP turns to next attempt after top kill fails
ROBERT, La. — Yet another mix of risky undersea robot maneuvers, containment devices and longshot odds is being prepared to fight the uncontrolled gusher feeding the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
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As ‘Top Kill’ fails, BP spill costs near billion
As BP’s latest attempt to stop the flow of oil from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico failed Saturday, its costs related to the spill began to approach billion.
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BP again stops top kill efforts without announcement during Obama visit to Deepwater Horizon leak
NEW YORK – BP’s renewed attempts to plug the geyser of oil at its unbridled well in the Gulf of Mexico were halted again on Friday when the company stopped pumping operations for the third time in three days, a technician involved in the “top kill” effort told Bellona Web.
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BP’s top kill effort fails to plug Gulf oil leak
BEN NUCKOLS Associated Press Writer BP admitted defeat Saturday in its attempt to plug the Gulf of Mexico oil leak by pumping mud into a busted well, but said it’s readying yet another approach to fight the spill after a series of failures.
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BP: top kill effort fails to plug Gulf oil well with mud; another approach being readied
ROBERT, La. – BP admitted defeat Saturday in its attempt to plug the Gulf of Mexico oil leak by pumping mud into a busted well, but said it’s
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BP oil spill update: Smooth sailing for ‘top kill,’ MMS director ousted
So far, so good is the word as America waits for the results of the so-called top kill gambit to cork the runaway Deepwater Horizon wellhead.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-30 02:14 FACTBOX-BP’s ‘top kill’ out, spill containment cap in
May 29 (Reuters) – BP Plc abandoned its failed “top kill” effort to plug a leak in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday after it failed to stop the flow of oil and gas. BP’s next step is to install a containment cap on top of a lower marine riser package, or LMRP — a piece of equipment that sits atop the failed blowout preventer at the seabed. Here is an explanation of how the LMRP cap is supposed to …
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‘Top kill’ failure deals blow to weary residents
With the failure of “top kill”, BP’s latest attempt to stop oil spewing from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico, residents of this last inhabited barrier island in Louisiana braced for slick-related problems for a while to come.
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“Top Kill” Failure Means More Worries for Gulf Coast
With BP’s latest attempt to plug its massive oil spill a failure, Louisiana’s coastal residents face an uncertain future
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BP to ‘move on’ after failed ‘top kill’ attempts
BP will “move on to the next option” after several attempts to stuff solid material and pump mud into a breached Gulf of Mexico oil well failed to stop the flow, according to a BP spokesman.
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