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At that point, they'll begin to pump mud into the choke line, and the horizon blowout preventer. it will start at one barrel per minute and move that up to two barrels her minute. there's going to be a very low rate of injection into the well because we don't need to do it in a higher rate as we did with the top kill because there's pressure back on the well with the capping stack. we don't know exactly how much mud will be pumped in. it will depend on the condition of the well itself. there are three areas that need to be filled, the drill pipe, the casing itself and the area outside the casi...

Thanks very much. >> sure. >> a new york mosque developer gets the green light near ground zero. was it the right decision? we'll talk about it in our strategy session. we're monitoring breaking news. the static kill is now under way. take a look, what you see is the new capping stack. [ male announcer ] how do you know when something's good? when something's safe? you talk to these guys. they go through every car and truck we make with a big fat red pencil. because they know a family's going to be inside. a teenager. a guy on the way to the job. the engineers of chevrolet. just another re...

Pumping mud and then cement into the busted well. allen describes what happens if the static kill goes forward. >> at that point, they'll begin to pump mud into the choke line, and the horizon blowout preventer. it will start at one barrel per minute and is move that up to two barrels per minute. there is going to be a very low rate of injection into the well, because we do the not need to do it at a higher rate as the top kill, because there is a pressure back on the well with a capping stack. we do not know exactly how much mud will be pumped in. it will depend on the condition of the well i...

>> vary on whether or not we're pumping into the casing, but we need enough mud to pump in to give us the pressure readings and the various lines that would describe how much volume and pressure you would have if you were filling it up or just dealing with the casing. they have charts and automatic pressure readings that are on screens that are being watched by the senior leadership up there and i'll join them when i finish the brief here this morning to see how that moves forward. with that, i'll take any questions you have for me. >> excuse me. from the ap, how serious was this leak and how ...

Basically the same thing as the capping stack that bp just put over its damaged blowout preventer. it would also use manifolds on the sea floor and hoses to bring oil to the surface, all similar to what bp developed over the course of three months. "minding your business" this morning, i talk more about this plan with the president of shell oil, marvin odom. >> what we're proposing to put together is a lot like having the latest technology in a fire truck and a firestation with a crew trained and ready to go. so this is a matter of thinking across the conditions in the gulf of mexico, various ...