Allen: BP Would Be "Delighted" To Finish Relief Well

National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen tells reporters in a conference call, Friday, that despite pressure test results showing a possible situation in which conducting a bottom kill could endanger the well’s integrity, BP officials would be “delighted” to show that they could, “drill down over 17,00 feet below sea level and hit a 7-inch pipe.” (0:29)

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Thad Allen: Well Kill "Important Step," But Not Complete

The administration’s point man on the BP-Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, tells a White House press conference Wednesday that, although the static kill is a “very important step,” the Macondo well kill will not be complete until BP has effectively conducted the bottom kill procedure once the relief wells have been finished. (0:22)

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Obama: New Cap Is "Good News"

President Barack Obama tells reporters that the new cap is “good news” and that more research needs to be done before a decision is made whether to use the new cap to “shut in” the oil or to proceed with the completion of the relief wells. (0:28)

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