BP’s Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Suttles, said that BP is pursuing multiple options simultaneously in an attempt  to fix the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. After their failed attempt to contain the leak using a large dome, they are moving ahead with other possible solutions.

BP realized Saturday that the large dome failed to cap the leak when methane hydrate crystals clogged the opening of the dome, making it buoyant. The buoyancy risked shifting the dome out of place.

One of the possible solutions in place of the large dome includes putting a smaller dome over the leak and shooting debris into the hole to try to plug it, called a “junk shot”. BP is also contemplating putting a blowout preventer, a piece of equipment that fastens shut over a leak, on top of one that is currently broken.

BP is also working on rerouting the flow to another pipe by drilling a relief well. Work on the relief well began a week ago. BP will have to drill 4,000 feet into the sea floor to the well. Although it could take 75-80 day to complete, Mr. Suttles said that they are making very good progress.

BP is pursuing so many potential fixes because they don’t know if any of them will come through. Mr. Suttles told CNN, “What we’ve been doing is pushing parallel paths because we don’t know which one’s going to work.”

With an estimated 3.9 million gallons spilled since the explosion and 210,000 gallons spilling every day, the pressure to contain the spill only grows.

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