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Oil seeping from Gulf well provokes stern warning to BP

Retired Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen issued a stern letter to BP Sunday night ordering them to open a choke valve immediately because of the discovery of oil seepage  near the newly capped Macondo well. He also directed them to increase their monitoring of the busted well. The newly discovered leak reinforced concerns that the lower than normal expected pressure readings at the well head may mean that oil is escaping through the sea floor. For now, the cap will remain in place with the possibility that it could be opened to allow oil to be collected by tankers on the surface.

Source: Reuters

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