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Oil firm BP is preparing to test the strength of a cap
« on: July 15, 2010, 05:03:14 PM »
Oil firm BP is preparing to test the strength of a cap it has placed on the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico, in its latest bid to stop the flow.

The firm began closing valves late on Wednesday, but a leak was detected and full testing will not begin until it has been fixed.

The government had earlier delayed the whole procedure amid fears that a failure could make the situation worse.

But after experts reviewed BP's plans, officials approved the operation.

"There is a tremendous sense of urgency," said Adm Thad Allen, the US incident commander. But he warned that nobody wanted to make "an irreversible mistake".

BP hopes the series of valves will be capable of holding back all of the oil from the well.- BBC

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