After five months BP has finally sealed the ruptured well which spewed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico and cost the company billions of pounds. The explosion of the British oil giant’s Deepwater Horizon rig on April 20 killed 11 workers, caused America’s worst ever oil leak and strained relationships between the U.S. and U.K. But yesterday retired Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, the federal government's point man on the disaster, which killed countless wildlife, said that BP's well 'is effectively dead'. Crews pumped in cement on Friday to plug BP's well nearly 2.5 miles - four kilometres - below the sea floor. The cement had hardened by Saturday, and a pressure test conducted confirmed that the plug would hold. The gusher was contained on July 15 after a temporary cap was successfully fitted on top of the well. Mud and cement were later pushed down through the top of the well, allowing the cap to be removed. But the well could not be declared dead until a relief well was drilled.(Daily Mail)Monday 20 September 2010
BP finally seals ruptured well which caused worst oil spill in U.S. history
After five months BP has finally sealed the ruptured well which spewed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico and cost the company billions of pounds. The explosion of the British oil giant’s Deepwater Horizon rig on April 20 killed 11 workers, caused America’s worst ever oil leak and strained relationships between the U.S. and U.K. But yesterday retired Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, the federal government's point man on the disaster, which killed countless wildlife, said that BP's well 'is effectively dead'. Crews pumped in cement on Friday to plug BP's well nearly 2.5 miles - four kilometres - below the sea floor. The cement had hardened by Saturday, and a pressure test conducted confirmed that the plug would hold. The gusher was contained on July 15 after a temporary cap was successfully fitted on top of the well. Mud and cement were later pushed down through the top of the well, allowing the cap to be removed. But the well could not be declared dead until a relief well was drilled.(Daily Mail)