ROBERT, La., May 8 (Reuters) - BP Plc hit a snag in its efforts to lower a giant containment dome to trap oil from a blown-out Gulf of Mexico oil well on the sea floor that could take two days to troubleshoot, a BP executive said on Saturday.
BP engineers encountered flammable hydrate formations while lowering the four-story structure onto the leak, said Doug Suttles, the company's chief operating officer.
'I wouldn't say it's failed yet,' Suttles said.
(Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Eric Walsh) Keywords: OIL RIG/LEAK DOME (chris.baltimore@thomsonreuters.com; + 713 210 8500; Reuters Messaging: chris.baltimore.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
BP engineers encountered flammable hydrate formations while lowering the four-story structure onto the leak, said Doug Suttles, the company's chief operating officer.
'I wouldn't say it's failed yet,' Suttles said.
(Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Eric Walsh) Keywords: OIL RIG/LEAK DOME (chris.baltimore@thomsonreuters.com; + 713 210 8500; Reuters Messaging: chris.baltimore.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.