BP Says Cap Is Repaired and Cutoff Test Can Proceed

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After a new setback because of a hydraulic leak, BP prepared Thursday to pick up where it left off the day before: with a crucial test that could stop the rush of oil from its well in the Gulf of Mexico for the first time since the disaster began three months ago.

Overnight, engineers using remotely operated submersibles replaced equipment on the tight-sealing cap at the top of well, 5,000 feet under water, said Kent Wells, a senior vice president of the company.

The equipment, part of a choke line that will be the last valve to be closed during the test, had been found to be leaking late Wednesday.

With the repair made, “we’re looking to start this test as soon as we possibly can,” Mr. Wells said Thursday morning in a conference call with reporters.

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