BP says there are no signs of leakage from its ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, a day after the flow was stopped for the first time since April.
No oil has escaped from the new cap sealing the well and there was no sign of any breach under the sea floor, BP executive Kent Wells said.
However, more pressure testing is being done to check there are no ruptures.
Earlier, the US official overseeing the spill response, Adm Thad Allen, said the latest tests were inconclusive.
Adm Allen said the pressure test of the well would continue for several more hours.
Speaking in Washington on Friday, US President Barack Obama cautioned against over-optimism and said much work remained to be done.
“It is important we don’t get ahead of ourselves,” he said.
“One of the problems with having this camera down there is, is that when the oil stops gushing, everybody feels like we’re done – and we’re not.”
BBC News
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so they now have capped the well…… And if the caps holds and the cleanup can really get underway … what then? You really trust BP to tell the truth about the real devastation?
It is reported that scientists are being offered $250.00 per hour by BP, if they will simply sign on the dotted line, and keep silent about their work and findings for at least the next three years. Traitor? such a strong word “Judas” …. you choose….
http://just-me-in-t.blogspot.com/2010/07/judas-money-sign-on-dotted-line.html