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BP Enters Final Stage of Sealing Damaged Well
Engineers were expected to remove the failed blowout preventer from BP's damaged Gulf oil well either today or tomorrow. Once it's off and a new one in place, officials said less than 4 feet of drilling is needed to complete the relief well that should provide the final seal.
Meanwhile, scientists reported last week that oil-eating bacteria may be cleaning up the spill much faster than anyone anticipated. That would certainly be good news, but some researchers are still worried about how much oil remains in the Gulf and what it may ultimately do to marine life there.
And the Economist looked at what it's likely to take to restore confidence in deep-sea drilling. The oil industry is already formulating plans to contend with the possibility of another such disaster.
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