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NEW ORLEANS — In the strongest indication yet that BP’s broken oil well in the Gulf of Mexico may be plugged for good, officials on Thursday said they’re conducting tests to determine whether further work to seal the well is needed.
A final decision was expected today on whether crews need to go ahead with drilling relief wells to allow for a so-called bottom kill, in which mud and cement are pumped from deep underground to permanently seal the well.
