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Well. so in the last 24 hours, thad allen, the national incident commander, doug settles, they say engineers are keeping an eye on the ruptured well, watching the pressure reagds, readings, making sure everything is sound inside the ruptured well. they feel reasonably comfortable once they start this operation, start pumping the fluids, the mud, the cement down in there, this is going to start sealing this off. and in the words of doug settles, he's highly confident this is going to work. >> they have been more and more confident about the static kill maneuver, but does this mean it is done or...

It lost more than $17 billion just in april, may, june. and compare that to the same time last year when it pocketed a profit of $4.4 billion. here's the latest time frame for shut down the ruptured well. first step of the static kill maneuver could begin as soon as early as next week. sealing it permanently from the bottom through a relief well. . that could begin by august 9th. bp faced blistering criticism for months along the gulf coast. but today environmental activists launched a new campaign on its home turf. zain verjee has the details from london. >> reporter: this morning, greenpeace...

Day 93 of the gulf oil disaster, and bp's critical pressure test is in its sixth day. no sign of any serious breach but there is a new threat to worry about. forecasters are keeping an eye on a wave that is tracking toward florida. there is a new weapon in the cleanup arsenal. rob marciano has more from gulf shores, alabama. >> reporter: as you mentioned, the cap remains strong here on day six. they will continue to test it and see if they will try the static kill maneuver. we will let you know when they decide on that. there is an added piece of weaponry in the arsenal battling the oil slick....