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BP HOPEFUL OIL WELL WILL REMAIN SEALED
Baku, July 19 (AZERTAC). BP oil officials say they hope a cap will remain on a damaged oil well in the Gulf of Mexico until a permanent fix is completed. The cap has halted oil and natural gas from leaking for the past three days, VOA reports.
BP officials say there are no plans to reopen the well that was sealed Thursday as part of a pressure test. The test was supposed to end Saturday, but engineers say they are continuing to monitor the well to gather additional data.
BP chief operating officer Doug Suttles said the cap is the best way to ensure no more oil leaks into Gulf waters, until engineers can seal the well with cement in the coming weeks.
"We are hopeful that, if the encouraging signs continue, we will be able to continue the integrity test all the way until we get the well killed." Suttles said. "Right now there is no target to open the well back up to flow."
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