A major effort to stem the declining share price and to put a new spin on its fall is making good progress, according to oil giant BP.
Work on the spin, which BP hopes will eventually help to boost the personal fortunes of its directors, began on Saturday and is expected to be completed within days.
The White House says containment efforts are at a "critical point given the faff we had with Lehman and all that".
BP says it has spent $3.5bn (£2.3bn) on the response effort so far. Attempts to stem the decline have been elaborate and costly due to a bit of an issue out at sea. In addition, the firm has also set aside a $20bn fund to pay for the director pay-offs and bonuses.
