>(the title is for Jake since he claims they are our friends)..
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>http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/06/04/gulf.oil.spill/index.html?hpt=T1
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>So BP is still trying to cap the well?
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>They haven't tried yet - they only have been trying to find a way to keep oil flowing to their refineries.

At least they had the (in)decency to post on their web site:

"Since the environmental implications of the projects are not fully understood, BP assumes no liability for unexpected or unintended consequences of these projects"

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>If they were serious, they would have used the Soviet/Russian method to cap a well - an in-ground explosion near the wellhead will shift the floor and close it permanently. Of course, they won't get to keep siphoning off oil to sell.
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>Meanwhile, the damage in the gulf will be catastrophic.