Earlier, Adm Allen said that if methane was found to be seeping, this might mean oil was also leaking.
BP has been conducting key pressure tests on the well after installing a cap to stop the oil flow last week.
Adm Allen ordered BP to submit a plan to reopen the well in case oil is still leaking. This would allow the crude to be funnelled to the surface.
But BP says it would take three days to start this process.
If the cap is reopened, the daily leakage of tens of thousands of barrels of oil could resume.
Post je objavljen 19.07.2010. u 15:46 sati.