HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc started a critical "static kill" on its blown-out Gulf of Mexico well on Tuesday afternoon, the company said.
Positive results of a test earlier in the day to gauge how well the static kill might work prompted BP <:BP.LO:>to forge ahead at 3 p.m. CDT (2000 GMT).
"The aim of these procedures is to assist with the strategy to kill and isolate the well, and will complement the upcoming relief well operation," BP said.
(Reporting by Kristen Hays, Editing by Sandra Maler)
