BP's 'Top Kill' Fails To Stop Flow Of Oil

Venice, Louisiana (CNN) -- BP's "top kill" attempt to stop the flow of oil from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico failed, the company's chief operating officer said Saturday.

The oil giant has tried for days to stop the the largest oil spill in U.S. history by pumping heavy, mudlike drilling fluid into a ruptured oil well, a method known as "top kill."

The next option is to place a custom-built cap known as the "lower marine riser package" over the leak, the company's chief operating officer, Doug Suttles said. BP crews were working Saturday to ready the materials for that option should it become necessary, he said.

"We've been prepping that all along in case we need to move to that option," he said. "People want to know which technique is going to work, and I don't know."

And if "lower marine riser package" were to fail, he said, BP engineers would try placing a second blowout preventer on top of the first, which failed to cut of the oil flow after the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig. The failed blowout preventer is a 48-foot-tall, 450-ton apparatus that sits atop the well 5,000 feet underwater.

Meanwhile, teams in Louisiana were working Saturday on a clean-up project aimed at protecting coastal marshes while BP continues its efforts to stop oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico.

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[1313dufferin]

who the hell is he trying to kid, all the technology we have and we cant contain this? How full of shit can this guy be, Obama you SUCK, how much did BP pay you to back off, put a smile on your face and lie to us all

[12dogpal]

Who ever allowed these jackasses to drill for oil with their track record of explosions-must have been paid very well. Halliburton also got major dollars, sue the all =just take the keys of their corporate offices and sign them over to the people of Louisiana. BP deserves to be banned for an eternity from drilling anywhere in the world. The oceans are all connected, anyone who thinks this does not affect them is dreaming. The oil is now in the food chain. thanks BP. Go Blow.

[dpremi1126]

If BP sold all of its assets cannot be compensate the loss, which is made to the Gulf of Mexico and the poor fish and sea animals of god. . All the world environmentalist and people must be come forward and pressure on this dirty company which fail to control the disaster. Every one who love the animals and future of world people and enviromentalist must be come forward and media must inform to the world people about this criminals careless work

[JimthereT]

Obama does not care about white people.

[MrVincegibson]

Doug Succles "big-o-Dick"

[hazeces]

Fuck the earth, let that oil spill... HAHAHAHA. I'm loving it baby.. Let's all get together and sing we are the world while bathing in that thick and rich oil..

[MrVincegibson]

like a turd

[MrVincegibson]

Fuck Bp and any other oil drilling faggots, why the fuck are they even off shore drilling when we need to stop using oil now anyways not to mention the fucking load of oil on land...the only reason this leak has not been stoped is because they are trying to save their well for future use, id drill a second hole 20 to one side of that pipe lower 200lbs of tnt down it and blow that shit causing extreme pressure on the land around that pipe then it will pinch off

[starlight1946]

Maybe that mud is just covering up the oil.