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BP ‘Top Kill’ Effort Begins as Obama Preps for Visit

May 26th, 2010 | By Monique Johnson | Category: News

The “top killing” began Wednesday afternoon — a procedure BP hopes will finally plug the open well that has leaked at least 7 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico for more than a month. Mud and cement are being pumped into the well to stop the flow of oil and possibly seal the leak.