BP announced on Tuesday that they will try to cover up the oil spill caused by the explosion and subsequent sinking of one of its platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, adding that the company is preparing an alternative solution if the first try fails.
British oil giant, which is trying over a month to stop by all means the oil spill caused by the loss of the platform Deepwater Horizon, said in a statement that the attempt to seal by injecting cement and other fluids in the well, should begin “within days”, AFP reported.
The group said on Monday it hoped to launch the operation on Wednesday, 24 hours later than it initially announced, BP pointed out however that the operation’s success was not guaranteed.
In case of failure, BP said it is preparing an alternative solution that would put extension tubes at the source of the spill, which would “recover the most oil and gas that flow from the well.”
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