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BP: Setback in placing dome over gushing oil well

BP: Setback in placing dome over gushing oil well

The effort to place a massive containment dome over a gushing underwater wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico was dealt a setback when a large volume of hydrates -- icelike crystals that form when gas combines with water -- accumulated inside the vessel, a BP official said Saturday.

 

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