BP oil well is no longer a threat to the gulf

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With a new blowout preventer in place and a 5,000-foot column of cement filling its core, the British Petroleum well is no longer in danger of leaking oil, the federal spill response chief told The Los Angeles Times Saturday — although he said it must still be plugged from the bottom for the job to be complete.

Sometime this week crews will begin drilling the final 50 feet in order to intersect the well according to retired Coast Guard admiral, Thad Allen, who told The Los Angeles Times.

The process of closing up BP's blown-out well has unfolded slowly, been marked by failures and successes, weather delays, tension between BP and federal experts, and a good deal of engineering improvisation according to The Los Angeles Times.

On April 20 a BP offshore oil rig exploded spilling over 200 millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico making it the worst oil spill in U.S. History. Clean up efforts are ongoing.