VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) - Hurricane Alex is slowing cleanup and oil containment efforts at the site of BP Plc's Gulf of Mexico oil spill even as a potential permanent fix for the leak remains weeks away.
Rough seas and winds spawned by the hurricane, which made landfall over northeastern Mexico late on Wednesday and moved inland, delayed the British energy giant's plans to expand the amount of oil it siphons from the ruptured deep-sea well.
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