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Operation -- it can't begin until we get the casing run and cemented in the relief well and that's ongoing as we speak. once that's finished, we'll be ready to do the static kill. the current forecast it looks like is tuesday right now. [ inaudible question ] >> can you guarantee them there's not any environmental effects from the dispersants? >> well, you know, the use of dispersants, it's been a really important tool in the fight but clearly it's created a lot of concern as well. ourselves, epa and others have been taking samples in the water column. it's part of the protocols when we use th...

Clean. there's still oil on the water to pick up. i just stress we're going to be here doing that until the job is completely done. once that's done, we've got to focus on the restoration activities. we're going to be here a very, very long time. i know people are worried about that, will we pack up and go around the answer is clearly no, we're not going to do that. offshore we continue to make progress. we're running the casing in the relief well just now. we'll be cementing that casing later on tonight and into tomorrow. we've got the equipment all hooked up to perform the static kill. and o...

We have thousands of boats. and almost 100 aircraft still working on this because there's still a lot of activity but clearly, we're almost three weeks actually since the last oil came out of this well into the ocean. and that is making a difference. and the efforts by all the people you see working here and right across the gulf coast are also making a big difference. i want to thank you. you know what this is like. it's summertime in the gulf coast and it's hot out here. the folks that are responding to spill are doing well in the heat. happy to take your questions. >> are you going to be in...

Leaking from this well. once they do that, then they're going to open the well up and relieve the pressure that's in there. so we're going to see oil for a short time spewing back into the gulf of mexico, until they hook those lines up to bling it back up to the surface to the containment vessels up there. continuing their strategy of containment. >> david, what about those relief wells? >> reporter: the relief wells are going extremely well. the one that they started first is within feet of its mark. and they are now planning to make that final casing run that will intersect and intercept whe...

>> the casing run and cemented in the relief well and that's ongoing as we speak. once that's finished, we'll be ready to do the static kill. the current forecast is for it looks like tuesday right now. >> reporter: and one of the questions that came up about the static kill operation, not only at this briefing with doug suttles but earlier today with admiral thad allen, the national incident commander, is whether or not the static kill operation could somehow jeopardize the integrity of that cap and suttles told the press who was gathered here this afternoon that they are very closely monitor...