BP Says Failed Blowout Preventer Taken Off Gulf Well

BP distant a unsuccessful laugher preventer from atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico lubricator well weekday afternoon, a consort spokesman said.

“The Deepwater Horizon BOP arrange was successfully detached” from the Macondo substantially presently after 1 p.m. CDT, spokesman Daren Beaudo said.

BP module change the unsuccessful laugher preventer with a employed digit and then uphold production a comfort substantially to block the revealing for good, the consort said.

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