BP: 48 hours before clear if mud stops oil leak

[May 28, 2010]  ROBERT, La. (AP) -- The chief executive of BP PLC says it will be about 48 hours before they know if pumping heavy mud into a blown-out well is successful in stopping the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

CEO Tony Hayward said on the CBS "Early Show" that his confidence level in the well-plugging bid remains at about 60 to 70 percent.

[Associated Press]

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