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Oil Stops Gushing

By: Mycah Glover
Updated: July 15, 2010

NEW ORLEANS – BP reports oil from the broken well has stopped gushing oil into the Gulf for the first time since April.

Company officials announced Thursday that all valves had been shut on a new cap over the busted well in an experiment to stop the spill.

BP Vice President Kent Wells, made the announcement at a news briefing Tuesday afternoon. He reports that oil stopped flowing into the water at 2:25 p.m. CDT.

Tune into Big 2 News at 5pm and 10pm for the latest updates on this ongoing stoy.

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