BP’s Macondo Oil Well ‘Kill’ Delayed By Storm Debris

BP Plc’s next attempt to more fully seal its Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico was delayed by a day as the company had to remove debris from a relief well.

The so-called static kill procedure, in which heavy mud will be pumped into the previously spilling well, may start Aug. 3 rather than Aug. 2, National Incident Commander Thad Allen told reporters on a call yesterday.