Bottom kill done.

The BP mess in the Gulf is finally sealed with cement, 2.5 miles beneath the sea floor. Five months of gushing and fixes are done. Now for the cleanup, the wildlife, the local economies and new and improved safety regulations for the future.

April 20th 2010 – the rig explodes… the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history is about to begin..

Key facts: 200 million gallons in the Gulf, 11 killed, $8 billion paid in damages, $20 billion in compensation fund. BP CEO sacked – criminal investigations pending.

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Well news: Cement hardened, bottom kill next weekend.

From WaPo:

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP says the cement sealing the busted oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has hardened as crews prepare for the final phase of drilling a relief well. The oil giant said Sunday that pressure tests on the cement plug poured down the throat of the blown-out well show the seal is solidly in place.

Crews will carefully drill about 30 feet at a time, and BP says it will likely be next weekend before the two wells meet. BP didn’t make it clear Sunday if workers had begun drilling. Engineers will use the relief well for a “bottom kill,” pumping more mud and cement into the busted well in what is expected to completely seal the well for good.

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