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On the relief well for up to 48 hours. they said this is a precaution as well, and it sounds like they are operating under an abundance of caution to ensure that whatever next steps they take are the right steps, that they don't make anything worse, that they don't create setbacks for themselves. now, while they continue to gather information to try to make these decisions, they will continue with the surface containment operations so at the very least, they can continue gootherring some of this oil while they figure all of this out. >> thanks, mara. developing news now. crews are working to p...

That they decided to postpone the tests because, like they said, they needed further analysis. the plan was to shut down the valves on that new containment cap to shut down the surface containment systems and to start testing for pressure information. they said that what they wanted to see was high pressure because low pressure meant that there was a leak somewhere else. and that as they stated last night, they decided not to go through with these tests and this morning they stated they were going to temporarily suspend work on that relief well for 48 hours. they are still running those surfac...