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Jeffersons Ghost Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-19-10 04:14 PM
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BP finally seals leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well
Edited on Sun Sep-19-10 04:16 PM by Jeffersons Ghost
The ruptured well that has spewed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico has finally been sealed, US officials say.

A pressure test showed a cement plug put in place by BP to permanently "kill" the well was holding.

President Obama hailed the news, vowing to continue to help those affected...

The top US federal official overseeing the disaster, Coast Guard Adm Thad Allen, said on Sunday that the well was now "effectively dead."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/11365122
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bbinacan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-19-10 04:17 PM
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1. Great news. n/t
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Jeffersons Ghost Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-19-10 04:29 PM
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2. I hope it's true. BBC is fairly reliable
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SidDithers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-19-10 04:33 PM
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3. This from Friday indicated it was about to happen...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9155150

Glad to see it was successful. Thanks for posting the update.

Sid
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Joe Chi Minh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-19-10 04:39 PM
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4. Phew! That's a relief.
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Joe Chi Minh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-19-10 04:39 PM
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5. Duplication.
Edited on Sun Sep-19-10 04:39 PM by Joe Chi Minh
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Rosa Luxemburg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-19-10 05:21 PM
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6. how is the Gulf (in terms of % oil still there)
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obxhead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-19-10 05:51 PM
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8. I doubt seriously we will ever be told the truth on this.
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obxhead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-19-10 05:48 PM
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7. So happy BP was forced to do a bottom kill as well.
This is great news!

:applause:
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