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NEW ORLEANS - After insisting for months that a pair of costly relief wells were the only surefire way to kill the oil leak at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, BP officials said Monday that they may ...

NEW ORLEANS - The man with pinpoint accuracy who is drilling the relief well meant to plug BP's runaway well is looking forward to finishing his mission and celebrating with a cigar, a dinner party ...

NEW ORLEANS -- In the chaotic days after the oil rig explosion, BP engineers and federal regulators desperate to plug the blown-out well scrambled to complete plans for a pair of deepwater relief ...

BP officials now believe that the "static kill" technique that is currently being tested may be enough to stop the oil spill, rendering the need for relief wells moot.