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Relief Well Completed; BP Readies 'Final Kill'

(Sept. 17) -- A relief well 18,000 feet below the Gulf of Mexico's seabed has finally intersected BP's blown-out oil well, setting the stage for engineers to permanently seal the rupture by the end of the weekend. By Sunday, the fix could close out the final chapter in the five-month saga of the world's worst-ever...

Why Is BP Delaying the Bottom Kill Operation Till September?

(Aug. 20) -- National Incident Commander Thad Allen said Thursday that BP's unruly well won't be killed once and for all until September. Original estimates had planned for the bottom kill -- which will kill the well for good -- to take place this month. At several points, emergency crews were even said to be ahead of...

Drilling on Relief Wells to Continue: 4 Questions Answered

(Aug. 13) -- BP oil spill incident commander Thad Allen announced this afternoon that the relief wells at the Macondo well site will be finished after all. There had been debate over whether or not to proceed after the static kill operation appeared to have succeeded in plugging the leak last week. Below, Surge Desk...

Relief Well Update: BP Halts Drilling, Fixes Troubled Blowout Preventers

(July 14) -- Since the earliest days of the oil leak (and after each failed fix attempt) BP has continuously reminded the public that its two planned "relief wells remain the sole means to permanently seal and isolate the well." Today comes the disconcerting update that work on at least one of the wells has been halted...