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Mon 07 Jul 2010Seepage detected near BP well
Investors fretted about possible seepage from BP's capped Gulf of Mexico well today and speculation grew about assets the company may sell to pay multibillion-dollar costs for its oil spill.
BP shares, which have rallied over the past three weeks, dropped as much as 5 per cent after the top US government spill official said engineers had detected seepage on the floor of the Gulf after the well was capped on Thursday.
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