Well Sealed In The Gulf
Published:Sunday | September 19, 2010 | 2:32 PM
The ruptured well that has spewed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf
of Mexico has finally been sealed.
US officials say pressure test showed a cement plug put in place by BP to
permanently kill the well was holding.
President Obama hailed the news, vowing to continue to help those affected.
The worst offshore oil spill in US history began after the Deepwater
Horizon rig blew up on April 20 , killing 11 workers and later sinking.
The disaster brought an environmental nightmare to hundreds of miles of US
coast. It led to the resignation of BP chief executive Tony Hayward and the
imposition of a moratorium on deepwater offshore drilling.