BP installs new cap as White House issues second drilling ban

James S Murray
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BP shares rise as testing begins on new containment cap

BP will today begin testing a new cap on its leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico that promises to fully staunch the flow of oil for the first time since the April 20 explosion. The blast, on the Deepwater...

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