It’s a small victory, but BP reports that it successfully sawed through the ruptured oil pipe in the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico today, the first critical step to their new containment dome strategy.

On the first day of hurricane season BP prepares to cut the pipe. June 1, 2010— -- As early as today a scalpel-sharp saw studded with industrial diamonds will be lowered to a 22-inch riser in an ...

BP has managed to cut the top off the broken oil riser pipe and is in the process of getting a containment dome mounted over the mess. You can watch the process live ...