Officials say that more time is needed before they could begin choking off the geyser of crude. Specialized vessels operate in the area of the Deepwater Horizon disaster Tuesday on the Gulf of Mexico.

NEW ORLEANS -- BP allayed last-minute government fears of making the disaster worse and began testing the new, tighter-fitting cap Wednesday that could finally choke off the oil leak in the Gulf of ...

* If new system works, BP says no oil will leak * Relief well on track to meet blown-out well by end-July (Adds quotes from briefing, professor) By Kristen Hays HOUSTON, July 13 (Reuters) - BP Plc <BP ...

BP has started testing a cap designed to stop the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico for the first time in almost three months. Kent Wells, a senior vice president in the company, said at a Wednesday ...

HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc said it will begin pressure tests at its undersea oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday afternoon after it placed a new containment cap and seal on the wellhead late ...