The oil slick, which resulted from the accident at the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico, is seen in this image from July 20, 2010. (MODIS Rapid Response Team / NASA)
Relief Well Drill Rig Returning To Gulf
Updated: Saturday, 24 Jul 2010, 9:13 AM CDT
Published : Saturday, 24 Jul 2010, 9:13 AM CDT
A drill rig working on a relief well was returning to the site of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill after an oncoming storm system weakened, a BP spokesman said Saturday.
"The Development Driller 3 (DD3) is on its way back," BP spokesman Bryan Ferguson said. "It's the one that's drilling the first relief well, and it's the most critical one and it is turned around and is headed back right now."
The rig was disconnected from the spill site ahead of Tropical Storm Bonnie, which later weakened to a tropical depression.
"The assessment was made that the storm intensity has decreased," Ferguson said. "So the decision was made overnight to return the DD3."
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