BP Aims to Contain Flow of Gulf Well Within Days
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BP Plc may contain all of the flow from its Gulf of Mexico oil gusher within the next four days by accelerating installation of a tight seal between the damaged wellhead and surface production vessels, said Thad Allen, the government’s national incident coordinator.
Potential setbacks could lengthen the timeline to nine days, Robert Dudley, chief executive officer of BP’s Gulf Coast Restoration unit, said in a letter to Allen, released late today.