{"id":25767,"date":"2010-07-19T15:24:37","date_gmt":"2010-07-19T15:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/gregladen\/2010\/07\/19\/bps-oil-well-seeping-leaking\/"},"modified":"2010-07-19T15:24:37","modified_gmt":"2010-07-19T15:24:37","slug":"bps-oil-well-seeping-leaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/19\/bps-oil-well-seeping-leaking\/","title":{"rendered":"BP’s oil well seeping, leaking"},"content":{"rendered":"

Breaking news: It seems as though the cap placed on BP’s deep sea oil well may be leaking, and there is seeping gas and\/or oil from nearby indicating that the oil is leaking from the bore hole into surrounding sediments.<\/p>\n

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A White House spokesman says BP’s ruptured oil well is leaking at the top, along with seepage about two miles away.<\/p>\n

Robert Gibbs also says officials are monitoring bubbles that can be seen on an underwater camera.<\/p>\n

Leaks could mean the cap on the well has to be opened to prevent oil and gas from escaping elsewhere.<\/p>\n

The mechanical cap on the well stopped the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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