An
executive
with
the
company
said
last
week
the
"top
kill"
procedure,
during
which
heavy
drilling
mud
is
pumped
down
the
well
to
regain
control,
could
start
as
early
as
this
week.
The
UK
Department
of
Energy
and
Climate
Change
echoed
prior
reports
that
Seadrill's
West
Phoenix
drilling
rig
would
be
the
pumping
vessel
for
the
process,
it
said
Thursday.
"DECC
has
carried
out
full
environmental
assessment
of
the
operation
and
the
Health
and
Safety
Executive
has
confirmed
it
has
no
objections
to
this
intended
activity,"
the
agency
said
in
a…
