BP well test delayed 24 hours, company ready-BP exec

HOUSTON, July 14 (Reuters) - BP Plc (BP.L) (BP.N) delayed a a critical pressure test on a cap at the gushing Gulf of Mexico wellhead by 24 hours on Tuesday and will move forward "as soon as we're ready to do it," a company executive said on Wednesday.

Kent Wells, senior vice president of exploration and production, told reporters that scientists delayed the test, originally slated for Tuesday, to further examine the procedure and avoid a test "that ends up with inconclusive results." (Reporting by Kristen Hays, editing by Vicki Allen)