Originally Posted by Adraco

Well, as long as it's some dumb reporter of untrustworthy news channels they will mix up CEO and COO, Hayward isn't making very many statements, Suttles usually does them.

The article here:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6430AR20100529
says, and I quote:
Suttles stopped short of saying the top kill has failed. "We've said all along this may or may not be successful," he said.

Suttles will give another update at a daily briefing, scheduled for 6 p.m. CDT (8 p.m. EDT), a BP spokesman said.

end quote.

Unless you have a better source than Reuters, I guess I'm sticking to my story.