BP confirms completion of Macondo well kill operations

The deepwater Macondo well, source of a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, has been killed, operator BP PLC said Sept. 19 in a long-awaited announcement after scientists and engineers confirmed both the casing and annulus of the well were sealed by cement.

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