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    Engineers remove cap that stopped oil gusher; no more oil expected to leak, but crews stand by

    September 2, 2010 |Harry R. Weber, The Associated Press
    - FILE - In this July 14, 2010 combination of two file photos made from images taken from video provided by BP PLC oil flows from two of three valves on the new 75-ton cap atop the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico at 17:04 CDT, left, and the top of the cap at 14:27 CDT on July 15, minutes after the flow of oil was choked off. Engineers plan Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010 to delicately remove the cap as a prelude to raising the massive piece of equipment underneath that failed to prevent the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. Plans were being made for oil collection vessels to be on standby in case of a problem. (AP Photo/BP PLC, File) NO SALES -

    FILE - In this July 14, 2010 combination of two file photos made from images taken from video provided by BP PLC oil flows from two of three valves on the new 75-ton cap atop the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico at 17:04 CDT, left, and the top of the cap at 14:27 CDT on July 15, minutes after the flow of oil was choked off. Engineers plan Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010 to delicately remove the cap as a prelude to raising the massive piece of equipment underneath that failed to prevent the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. Plans were being made for oil collection vessels to be on standby in case of a problem. (AP Photo/BP PLC, File) NO SALES

    NEW ORLEANS - Engineers have removed a temporary cap that stopped oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's blown-out well in mid-July.

    More oil is not expected to leak into the sea, but crews are on standby with collection vessels just in case.

    The cap was removed Thursday as a prelude to raising the massive piece of equipment underneath that failed to prevent the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.

    The government wants to replace the failed blowout preventer first to deal with any pressure that is caused when a relief well BP has been drilling intersects the blown-out well.

    Once that intersection occurs sometime after Labor Day, BP is expected to use mud and cement to plug the blown-out well for good from the bottom.

    The April 20 rig explosion killed 11 workers and led to 206 million gallons (780 million litres) of oil spewing from BP's well.

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