NPR has published an interview with BP CEO Tony Hayward where he reports that “it’s certainly possible” that the massive amount of oil being spewed into the Gulf of Mexico from a damaged deep sea well-head won’t be shut off for weeks or even months (especially given the failure of the cofferdam).
“It’s not what we’re planning on: It’s not what we’re wanting to have as the outcome. But we have to recognize that as a possibility.”
“BP CEO: It Could Be Weeks Or Months Before Gulf Spill Is Stopped” (NPR.org)