On JULY 15th a 75-tonne cap closed off the Macondo well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.

7月15日，一个75吨控油罩封堵了墨西哥湾海底的Macondo油井。

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BP's Macondo well spewed oil and natural gas for nearly three months, before crews installed a cap that halted the leak last month.

BP公司的马孔多油井近三个月来持续向海水中泄漏原油和天然气，直到七月工程人员加上了控油罩才止住了漏油。

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"Halliburton (and perhaps BP) should have considered redesigning the foam slurry before pumping it at the Macondo well," the letter said.

“哈里·伯顿(可能BP也)应该在将泡沫泥浆注入马孔多钻井之前考虑重新设计它，”信中说。

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"In view of the Macondo well and everything that has happened...

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Crude oil spilling out of its Macondo well is tormenting the already-bruised shores of Louisiana.

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