Storm forces BP to pause relief well

BP has stopped drilling on the first relief well at the Macondo blowout in the US Gulf as stormy weather approaches the location but the UK supermajor plans to take advantage of the downtime to do additional well tests.

Rough seas: BP stalls relief drilling.
Rough seas: BP stalls relief drilling.
Published 10 August 2010, 17:20Updated 10 October 2016, 14:24
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