BP says it expects to siphon oil from a gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico later tonight.

英国石油公司表示今晚有望从墨西哥湾油井中用虹吸管把油抽走。

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Even if BP's current "top kill" effort to stop the gushing well works, the oil hanging at and below the surface still needs to be cleaned up before a storm makes it worse, Studwell said.

即使英国石油公司目前的“杀手锏”能成功阻止原油的泄露，但是在飓风将这一切变得更糟糕之前，那些漂浮在海面上以及海面下的原油需要尽快清理干净。

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The well is still gushing, however. BP's technicians have been unable to activate the blow-out preventer, essentially a massive valve that must be operated remotely by robot submarines.

钻井中的原油仍在涌出，但是BP的技工们却不能启动井喷防控装置，这个装置本质上是一个必须由机器人潜艇远程操控的巨大阀门。

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With the once-gushing well capped temporarily for more than a month now, NOAA and the Gulf states have started lifting those restrictions.

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The enormous pressure of the shale formation sends oil and gas gushing out the well when it is first fracked.

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David Rainey, BP's former vice president of exploration for the Gulf of Mexico, was charged with withholding information from Congress about the amount of oil that was gushing from the well.

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