Feds let BP keep oil cap closed for another day
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The US government Monday allowed BP to keep the cap shut tight on its damaged Gulf of Mexico oil well for another day after the company promised to watch closely for any signs of new leaks breaking through the sea floor, settling for the moment a rift between BP and the government.
The federal point man for the spill, retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, said early Monday that government scientists had gotten the answers they wanted about how BP is monitoring the seabed around the mile-deep (1,500 meters deep) well site, which has stopped gushing oil into the water since the experimental cap was closed Thursday. (AP)
