BP places cap on well but oil continues to spew

BP managed to place a steel cap over its spewing Gulf of Mexico oil wellThursday night, but oil was still gushing from the leak. After at least several hours of maneuvering the cap, it was lifted into place about 8:35 p.m. BP officials said Thursday that they would have no comment about the operation's success or failure until Adm. Thad Allen holds a press briefing Friday morning. In a news release late Thursday, Allen called the placement of the containment cap "another positive development" in efforts to the contain the leak. "It will be some time before we can confirm that this method will work, and to what extent it will mitigate the release of oil into the environment," he said. "Even if successful, this is only a temporary and partial fix, and we must continue our aggressive response operations at the source, on the surface and along the Gulf's precious coastline."

By Jaquetta White, The Times-Picayune

June 03, 2010