BP launches new attempt to stop leak while criminal probes begin
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BP Plc forged ahead with its latest effort to curb the flow of oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico as its shares fell anew on Wednesday and the US government launched criminal and civil probes into the disaster.
Moving on from its failed "top kill" attempt to plug up the undersea gusher, BP embarked on a risky new plan to siphon off some of the oil by first using robot submarines to cut away what is left of the offshore well's leaking riser pipe, then lower a containment dome over the remaining wellhead assembly. (Reuters)
