BP Says Has Reattached Cap For Leaking Undersea Well

24th Jun 2010 03:41

NEW ORLEANS (AFP)--The oil containment system in the Gulf of Mexico was reattached Wednesday and is capturing oil again, BP PLC (BP) said, after it was halted earlier Wednesday following a collision involving a robotic submarine. The cap "was successfully reinstalled on the Deepwater Horizon's failed blow-out preventer" at 6:30 p.m. local time (1130 GMT), BP said in a statement, adding that "the system resumed collecting oil and gas" a half hour later. Oil and gas for some 10 hours Wednesday spewed unhindered into the Gulf of Mexico after BP detached its containment cap to make repairs after a remote-controlled submarine crashed into it. (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 23, 2010 22:41 ET (02:41 GMT)