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US-OIL-ENVIRONMENT-POLLUTION
This still image from a live BP video feed shows the beginning of a crucial test on July 14, 2010 that could allow the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well to be sealed once and for all. After days of painstaking deliberations, BP received the green light from the US government after overcoming fears the test could lead to "irreversible leakage" below the seabed. The test involves shutting off the valves on a 75-tonne cap installed on July 12, 2010 to evaluate the integrity of the well bore, which stretches down 2.5 miles (four kilometers) below the seabed. The White House said President Barack Obama was being kept up-to-date at this pivotal time, and sought to reassure the US public that the administration was putting safety first. AFP PHOTO / BP == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / NO SALES ==
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GULF OF MEXICO, UNITED STATES |
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15 Iulie 2010 |
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