This morning, BP reported that the static kill procedure was working so far as the mud pumped into the blown out well was holding back the oil. The company will monitor the situation to ensure the ...

COVINGTON, La. (AP) - BP was still running tests and expected to decide Wednesday morning if it will go ahead with an effort to choke off its oil gusher at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico by ...

BP has agreed under pressure to show a live feed of a procedure called a "top kill" designed to choke off the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a US government source said.

BP started its so-called “top kill” operation Wednesday, the beleagured oil giant’s latest attempt to stop a catastrophic oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. Heavy mud and cement are being forced into the ...

BP CEO says "top kill" procedure is going "pretty well." May 28, 2010— -- The Obama administration today said BP's efforts to contain the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico are working, but that the ...

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BP announced on Tuesday that it is preparing yet another new procedure, the so-called “static kill,” in an attempt to plug the Macondo well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. The new option, also ...