HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc on Tuesday delayed a critical test to determine if a new cap on its blown-out Macondo well can arrest the flow of oil that has gushed into the Gulf of Mexico for the last 12 weeks, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
"We decided that the process may benefit from additional analysis that will be performed tonight and tomorrow," retired Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, who is overseeing the U.S. response to the spill, said in a statement.
(Reporting by Chris Baltimore; editing by Mohammad Zargham.)
