BP chiefs frustrated at failure to cap well

BP OFFICIALS yesterday expressed their disappointment at failing to plug the uncontrolled flow of oil from the worst spill in US history.

Six weeks after the catastrophe began, oil giant BP PLC is trying to find at least a temporary fix to the spewing well underneath the Gulf that’s fouling beaches, wildlife and marshland.

The relief wells currently being drilled – which are supposed to be a better long-term solution – will not be ready for at least two months.