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Definition of top kill in English: top killnoun mass nounA procedure designed to seal a leaking oil well, whereby large amounts of a material heavier than the oil, e.g. mud, are pumped into the affected well. Example sentencesExamples - BP is focusing on its top kill strategy now.
- Unlike the top kill procedure, which BP attempted in May, the Macondo well is now capped, albeit only temporarily, so is no longer flowing.
- The pipes were initially installed several weeks ago for the "top kill" procedure, which was unsuccessful.
- The dome procedure began two days after a maneuver known as a top kill was aborted late Saturday, when officials were unable to stanch the flow of oil with heavy drilling mud and other materials.
- If BP's top kill method to plug the oil leak doesn't work, we're looking at what other options might be available.
- BP also was considering installing a 'top kill device, which would send a heavy liquid into the well to reduce the flow of leaking oil.
- This weekend, the company is preparing to try a top kill where they'll pump heavy drilling fluids into the well and try to seal it with cement.
- I'm told that information related to top kill is now considered stock-market sensitive.
Definition of top kill in US English: top killnoun A procedure designed to seal a leaking oil well, whereby large amounts of a material heavier than the oil, e.g. mud, are pumped into the affected well. Example sentencesExamples - The dome procedure began two days after a maneuver known as a top kill was aborted late Saturday, when officials were unable to stanch the flow of oil with heavy drilling mud and other materials.
- BP is focusing on its top kill strategy now.
- BP also was considering installing a 'top kill device, which would send a heavy liquid into the well to reduce the flow of leaking oil.
- This weekend, the company is preparing to try a top kill where they'll pump heavy drilling fluids into the well and try to seal it with cement.
- The pipes were initially installed several weeks ago for the "top kill" procedure, which was unsuccessful.
- Unlike the top kill procedure, which BP attempted in May, the Macondo well is now capped, albeit only temporarily, so is no longer flowing.
- If BP's top kill method to plug the oil leak doesn't work, we're looking at what other options might be available.
- I'm told that information related to top kill is now considered stock-market sensitive.
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