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Bp has told us, no oil right now is spewing into the gulf of mexico, and this for the first time in three months. is that right? >> that is right, wolf. that is correct. >> did you anticipate that it would be shut down as quickly as it has? because i was under the assumption that you would start closing valves here and there and over a period of hours, assuming that the pressure levels were good, and you would close down more, but you basically shut down all of the valves as at the same time? >> no, we didn't. we started by stopping production from the containment vessels so that the q-4000 an...

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Is spewing into the gulf of mexico, this for the first time in three months, is that right? >> that's right, wolf. that's -- that is correct. >> did you anticipate that it would be shut down as quickly as it has, because i was under the assumption that you would start closing valves here and there and over a period of hours, assuming the pressure levels were good, you would shut down some more? but you basically shut down all those valves basically at the same time, is that right? >> no, we didn't. actually we started by stopping production from the containment vessel so the q-4,000 and the he...

From inside that containment cap and the blowout preventer, and these -- these are crucial tests that will help them understand exactly what they are dealing with, and then in the coming days they will decide how to move forward and be able to decide whether or not this containment cap that they have worked over the last few days to put into place, whether or not that can work by itself or if they will need to reopen involves, let more oil out and begin the process of collecting it. either way, they have been saying they feel confident that they have kind of turned a corner here because they f...