Bp Readies 'top Kill' In Attempt To Plug Gulf Spill

Joel Achenbach and Steven Mufson, Washington Post
Tue, 05/25/2010 - 8:38am

Engineers prepare 50,000 pounds of mud and a fleet of robotic subs in first maneuver to outright stop the flow of leaking oil a mile below surface. BP - Oil well - Gulf of Mexico - Business - Energy

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