It is interesting to note however that these stories starting popping up right about the time that they did the testing on the gas sample of the leaking well head bubbles. Do not know what it could mean though. Some one trying to spread a scare story after good news deflated their balloon or someone sensationalizing the bad news story incorrectly.
If the story that there IS a story is to be believed, it suggests that BP has decided it likes having the well closed, and wants to keep it that way, or else force the government to ORDER them to open the well, which would pretty much make any more oil in the gulf the government’s problem.