Time

Oil Spill: Debating the Static Kill

Like recovering alcoholics who’ve just come out of an AA meeting, the joint BP-government team overseeing the well containment efforts is taking it one day at a time. At his afternoon briefing, ...
Time

Oil Spill: Fixing a Hole

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Gizmodo

BP Declares Static Kill Cement Plug a Success

BP says they were successful in placing a cement plug on the leaking Gulf oil well, the final step of their static kill procedure. Their next effort will be the ...
LAist

BP Begins 'Static Kill' Procedure On Well

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Energy giant BP began pumping mud ...
Reuters

BP testing Gulf well before static kill- U.S. government

HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc expected to start testing its ruptured Gulf of Mexico well by midday on Tuesday to see how it would handle a "static kill" intended to help plug the leak for good, the top U ...
Reuters

BP may try 'static kill,' well test extended-Allen

* "Static kill" similar to failed "top kill" * Operation could plug well faster than relief well alone * Pressure test to continue for a sixth day (Recasts, adds details and bylines) By Jeremy ...