VENICE, La. (Reuters) - BP reported some progress on Friday in its struggle to shut off its gushing Gulf of Mexico oil well, and President Barack Obama headed to the coast to assert control in the fight against the largest oil spill in U.S. history.
BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward said the so-called top kill procedure, in which heavy drilling "mud" is pumped into the seabed well shaft, was having some success in choking off the leak that has already spewed millions of gallons (liters) of oil into the Gulf.
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