[THS] BP delays pressure tests and relief well drilling

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BP Delays Test of Leaking Gulf Well Until U.S. Approves:

BP Plc delayed testing on its latest effort to stop the largest U.S. oil spill in history
after the Obama administration ordered further study of the plan to seal a well that's
been spewing crude into the ocean since April.
http://bit.ly/d8TdR9

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BP delays pressure tests and relief well drilling on erupting oil well:

 - BP announced on Tuesday that it has not only delayed pressure tests on a new cap
designed to stop the gushing of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, or at least create a means
to capture a larger percentage of the oil, but it has also stopped the drilling of a
critical relief well designed to completely block the well from underground.
http://exm.nr/argExr

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NOAA Hoarding Key Data On Oil Spill Damage:

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is hoarding vast amounts of
raw data that independent marine researchers say could help both the public and
scientists better understand the extent of the damage being caused by the massive
BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/13/noaa-hoarding-key-data-
on_n_645031.html