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Shortcomings and a lengthy maintenance backlogon the deepwater horizon rig. maintains tasks were more than a month overdue. bp's busted well is effectively plugged with cement and clears the way to finish the relief drilling which is a permanent fix. >> going back to may 30th, we talked to -- >> may 1st. >> it was may the first. we talked to t. boone and said when is this going to be plugged? >> he nailed it. >> what did he say? >> it will be mid august. you better try a lot of stuff because none of it will work. it will be mid august. >> here we are right on time. >> you don't make $3 million...

System could quickly strengthen and pose a threat to the oil spill disaster zone. we are tracking it all of the way, and looking at the troubles that it could cause. undeterred by the catastrophe in the gulf, bp is pursuing an ambitious drilling plan in the far reaches of alaska, but some environmentalists fear that bp is reaching too far at great risk. and on the first anniversary of michael jackson's death, we are going to visit the king of pop's gravesite, and talk with his brother and sister, germajee and janet jackson. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. ...

Permits required by federal law. so reports "the new york times." while bp tries two separate methods on two of the gushing holes down in the gulf, one, the so-called top hat to cap and funnel the leak, the other, a smaller pipe inserted into the gushing pipe, new drilling has already begun in the same oil field to vent the oil in controlled fashion before it reaches that breach. the oil industry newspaper "upstream" reporting work was stalled, could itself undergo a battery of tests based on protocalls from mms. bp telling "countdown" the relief drilling will resume, but when we asked whether...

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On sky news in london, b.p. chairman of the board was elusive whether safety corners were cut. >> that's what in congress they tried to claim, but this is of course something we'll carefully bring in investigation, but it has not been the intention. >> reporter: b.p. said today the relief drilling is now within 200 feet of the target. still, they sounded hesitant on what it meant in terms of capping the well. >> it's tricky when you go in the well. it could have happen soon or later. but the well will be closed. >> are we still shooting for mid-august? >> are shooting for mid-august, yes, we a...