BP stems flow of oil into Gulf

The leaking of BP oil into the Gulf of Mexico for the first time since April has been threatened as the BP engineers have shut all the valves on a new cap place above the fractured wellhead. However, test is still running to make sure no further leaking is happening. Senior vice-president Kent Wells is glad that no oil flowing into the Gulf, yet the process should be cautioned as they are still in the testing phase. There is an estimate that approximately 35000 to 60000 barrels of oil was flown in to the Gulf each day for about 13 weeks, which has jeopardised the vulnerable wildlife and polluting the shores of 5 Gulf states. In the following 48 hours, monitors on the pressure inside the giant 10-metre cap will be conducted. High pressure shows no other leakage while low pressure indicates the casing of wellbore has cracked and there might be leaking. Anyway, Mr. Wells said they would prefer a result that says there is perfect integrity.
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