WASHINGTON (AFP) – BP successfully placed a new cap over the Gulf of Mexico oil leak on Monday, hoping the giant valve will seal the well or contain all the gushing crude, underwater video footage showed.
The murky live pictures, broadcast on BP's website, appeared to show the "Top Hat 10" device hovering and then lowering completely over the well that had been gushing a mile (1,600 meters) beneath the surface.
After the valve -- designed to be a much tighter fit than its predecessor, so to eventually completely contain the oil -- is screwed into place, BP plans to perform an integrity test lasting between six and 48 hours.
Under that timeframe, the government and BP will likely decide whether the valves can stay shut -- and the well is sealed -- by Thursday at the latest.
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