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But in the meantime, let's talk about the well. what's the time line for killing the well and in particular this static kill operation that we've been hearing about? >> well, good morning, john. you're right, that is the number one priority, get that well killed for good. there was tropical storm bonnie came up through the area and i sort of describe it as a low-impact bull's-eye. went right over the site. we had to move the ships away and the rigs off. they're now back on station. we're cementing and making sure that that relief well which is so close is in good shape. and then by monday, we'...

The static kill operation is on for early next week and is hopeful we have seen the last drop of spilled oil. >> by monday, we are likely to begin something called the static kill. man folds and pumping heavy mud and cement down into the well. the objective is to stop the flow and then we can come back in after that with the relief well. what i say we are now 13 days with the well cap and came back after the storm, integrity of the well was good. i think, john, no guarantees, i believe there will be no more oil flowing into the gulf as of the 15th of july. >> could take months, even years, to ...

After the storm came back that the integrity of the well was good. i think -- no guarantees -- but i believe there will be no more oil flowing into the gulf as of the 15th of july. >> at the top of the blowout preventer was opened and we saw the oil and mud coming out of that riser pipe that an earlier top kill operation didn't work. what do you give the chances of this static kill operation? >> well, higher. because before we were trying to push heavy mud down what is effectively a hose that was shooting up oil and gas, very high velocities because of the gas there. now have you a closed syst...

The well bore, then eventually run the rest of the liner and cement that. that process is basically a five to seven-day process. until that is complete, they can't start the static kill process. that would put us at about a week from now. they tell me that -- i asked, why the static kill, if it ain't broke, don't fix it, let's wait until the leaf well is drilled. but they are emphatic the static kill operation will make the bottom kill from that relief well much, much quicker an much, much easier. that's where we are right now. as far as oil that was affected by the storm, it is getting more d...

Proceeding on the static kill operation, which will involve pumping heavy mud and possibly cement into the ruptured well. that could begin in one week. and more than 10 days after a temporary cap was placed on the well, the coast guard says there's little sign of oil on the surface of the gulf. fighter planes aren't finding any significant patches and officials say the oil is breaking down very quickly. bp's board of directors net afternoon in london amaid widespread speculation that ceo tony hayward would be forced out as b as boss of the oil giant. . give us a sense of when we might hear abo...