Updates on the BP oil rig accident

Oil rig accident attorneys are happy to see that Tropical Storm Bonnie only delayed the static kill procedure by seven to nine days. Bonnie fizzled out over south Florida and did not grow to be anything but a small nuisance. As it appears now, the relief wells should be in place and the oil flow permanently ceased by early August.

The static kill procedure requires pumping concrete and heavy drilling mud into the well from the top. The relief well will eventually bore into the well approximately 2.5 miles underneath the ocean floor. It is certainly a possibility that the static kill will plug the leak on its own. The relief wells will be completed, of course, even if the static kill plugs the leak.

The cap on the well continues to work as planned. The underwater robots providing live feeds of the wellhead continue to show visual proof that the cap is doing fine.

After the storm, some of the oil has moved. Aerial pictures from last weekend showed that the oil was shifting from the south to the north, heading into Mississippi. Many vessels will be in different areas to continue the cleanup process.

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