Officials consider high-risk options to cap well in Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster | al.com

Officials consider high-risk options to cap well in Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster | al.com: "MOBILE, Ala. -- Federal officials are considering a number of high-risk and high-reward options to cap the runaway oil well in the Gulf.

Drilling a relief well, the best hope for a permanent solution, will not begin for days, Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said Saturday during his first briefing after being named to lead the spill response."