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04 Aug 2010 09:46

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U.S.: Oil spill: Is BP’s static kill procedure reportedly working?

  • YES nothing like making a permanent seal source

02 Aug 2010 10:50

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U.S.: BP hopes to plug the oil well once and for all by killing it – twice

  • 1st kill BP will conduct a “static kill” by pouring mud and cement into the oil well from above, a process held back by storms.
  • 2nd kill After a relief well is built, BP will confirm the “static kill” by using a “bottom kill” to seal it once and for all. source