Pilloried for nearly three months as it tried repeatedly to stop the leak, BP PLC capped the nearly mile (kilometer)-deep well Thursday and wants to keep it that way. The government’s plan, however, is to eventually pipe oil to the surface, which would ease pressure on the fragile well but would require up to three more days of oil spilling into the Gulf.
via FOXNews.com – BP, Feds Clash Over Reopening Capped Well.