英国石油公司继续展开油井封锁工作

时间：2010-05-28 06:17:13

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BP has resumed pumping mud into the leaking oil well in the Gulf1 of Mexico after briefly2 suspending the high-risk "top kill" procedure.

英国石油公司采用高风险的“顶部压井”法封锁墨西哥湾泄露原油，在短暂的暂停观测之后，该公司则继续向油井抽送泥浆。

The Q4000 mobile <a href=offshore3 drilling unit (right) is pumping the mud" width="226" height="170" src="http://www.enread.com/upimg/100528/4_061818_1.jpg" />
The Q4000 mobile offshore drilling unit (right) is pumping the mud

The oil giant said it was too early to say whether the latest attempt to stem the leak had been successful.

It has emerged that far more oil has poured from the well than was previously4 thought, which would make this the biggest spill（溢出，溅出） in US history.

US President Barack Obama is to visit the affected5 area in Louisiana.

Mr Obama has defended his government's handling of the huge oil spill. Speaking at the White House, the president vowed6 to hold BP accountable for the "horrific disaster".

He unveiled a series of measures, including a continued moratorium7（延期偿付，暂停） on drilling permits for six months.

The move comes after an opinion poll（民意测验） said 60% of Americans were unhappy with the government's response.

Brief suspension

BP suspended its "top kill" procedure, untested at this depth, for several hours on Thursday so it could monitor progress.

It has now resumed pumping heavy mud into the ruptured8（破裂的） well.

It says it believes the procedure can work - although it may not know for days yet.

It would take 24-48 hours before BP engineers could tell whether "top kill" had worked, company officials said at about 2000 GMT on Thursday.

If the procedure succeeds, cement（水泥，粘合剂） will be injected to seal the well.

New estimates from a panel of US scientists said at least 12,000 barrels (504,000 gallons) were leaking into the Gulf every day, far exceeding the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster.

The leak was caused by an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig on 20 April, which also killed 11 workers.

President Obama stressed that his administration, and not BP, was in charge.

But he admitted the government did not have the technology to deal with the damaged oil well nearly a mile (1.6km) below the surface, meaning that Washington must rely on BP to plug the ruptured well.


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1 gulf 1e0xp     
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
2 briefly 9Styo     
adv.简单地，简短地
参考例句：
  • I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
  • He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。
3 offshore FIux8     
adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面
参考例句：
  • A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
  • A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。
4 previously bkzzzC     
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
  • The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
  • Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。
5 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
6 vowed 6996270667378281d2f9ee561353c089     
起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
  • He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
  • I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
7 moratorium K6gz5     
n.(行动、活动的)暂停(期)，延期偿付
参考例句：
  • The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing.政府已要求暂停武器试验。
  • We recommended a moratorium on two particular kinds of experiments.我们建议暂禁两种特殊的实验。
8 ruptured 077b042156149d8d522b697413b3801c     
v.（使）破裂( rupture的过去式和过去分词 )；（使体内组织等）断裂；使（友好关系）破裂；使绝交
参考例句：
  • They reported that the pipeline had ruptured. 他们报告说管道已经破裂了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The wall through Berlin was finally ruptured, prefiguring the reunification of Germany. 柏林墙终于倒塌了，预示着德国的重新统一。 来自辞典例句

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