BP Finishes Pumping Cement Into Blown-Out Well

BP says engineers have finished plugging the blown-out well with cement in their effort to permanently seal it. The company won't comment on the possibility of drilling in the same block of sea floor someday. (Aug. 5)

BP Pumps Cement to Kill Gulf Well

Engineers hope to finish 'static kill' of busted oil well

Browner: Vast Majority of Oil Gone From Gulf

Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The "vast majority" of crude from BP Plc's damaged Gulf of Mexico well is gone and the rest is being broken down by waves and bacteria, reducing the threat of further pollution from the largest maritime oil spill, White House energy adviser Carol Browner said on NBC's "Today" show this morning. Bloomberg's Adam Johnson reports. (Source: Bloomberg)