BP: Cement plug stopping Gulf oil leak hardened - The Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — BP says the cement sealing the busted oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has hardened as crews prepare for the final phase of drilling a relief well.

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The oil giant said Sunday that pressure tests on the cement plug poured down the throat of the blown-out well show the seal is solidly in place. Crews will carefully drill about 30 feet at a time, and BP says it will likely be next weekend before the two wells meet. BP didn't make it clear Sunday if workers had begun drilling.

BP: Cement plug stopping Gulf oil leak hardened - The Associated Press