Yes, I’m reading the same thing.
BP’s top kill effort fails to plug Gulf oil leak
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/7028380.html
May 29, 2010, 5:17PM
BP’s attempt to plug the Gulf oil leak with mud and cement has failed, yet another setback in the company’s attempt to stop the crude from further fouling waters, wildlife and marshland. The gusher has spilled between 18 million and 40 million gallons of oil into the sea over the past five weeks.