BP engineers begin final push to plug Gulf well

ENGINEERS will start shoving mud and maybe cement into the blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico today in what could be one of the final steps to plug it for good, BP said yesterday.

BP senior vice president Kent Wells said crews will likely start the so-called “static kill” attempt today if tests determine the well can withstand the mud

There’s no guarantee of success, and BP engineers still plan to follow up the static kill days later by sending a stream of mud and cement into the bottom of the mile-deep underground reservoir through an 18,000-foot relief well they’ve been digging for months.