BP : ` ` In terms of controlling the leak , this was a positive step forward '' Government officials express caution over technique 's effectiveness . If technique works , it will remove most of the oil flow from well . Oil company BP says it has resumed pumping oil to a ship on the surface after a weekend setback that halted efforts to siphon off the crude spewing from a damaged well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico . Underwater dispersants appear to be working , official says .
BP : ` ` In terms of controlling the leak , this was a positive step forward '' Government officials express caution over technique 's effectiveness . If technique works , it will remove most of the oil flow from well . Underwater dispersants appear to be working , official says .