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Static kill started on GoM well

BP has started pumping drilling mud down the top of the MC252 well in the Gulf of Mexico, with early reports indicating all was going according to plan.

Under the "static kill" operation, BP is slowly pumping mud down lines running from the Q4000 vessel into the well in a bid to seal the well with a column of heavy mud and cement. However, US Coast Guard...

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