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BP, U.S. government to decide well kill plan soon

HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc and government scientists should decide in the next day or two how to go about killing the blown-out Gulf of Mexico oil well, the top official overseeing the spill response said on Monday.

HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc and government scientists should decide in the next day or two how to go about killing the blown-out Gulf of Mexico oil well, the top official overseeing the spill response said on Monday.

"There's nobody that wants to have this happen quicker than I do, but there's nobody who wants to incur more risk in this operation," retired Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen told reporters at a briefing.

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