Seep near capped well worries U.S.
Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 22:56
in Earth & Climate
A substance seeping nearby prompts a stern warning to BP from Washington's point man on the gulf oil spill. Worried about a substance seeping near BP's sealed oil well, the federal government demanded late Sunday that the company intensely monitor the seabed and be prepared to reopen the well immediately if new oil leaks spring up around the wellhead.