BP capturing 5,000 bpd oil at Gulf leak site
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HOUSTON May 20 (Reuters) - BP Plc (BP.L) said it is now siphoning 5,000 barrels (210,000 gallons/795,000 liters) per day of crude oil at the leak site in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
BP had estimated the leak was flowing at a rate of 5,000 barrels per day, but scientists and the government have questioned that figure.
"It's now capturing 5,000 barrels per day of oil," BP spokesman Mark Salt, said.
(Reporting by Anna Driver in Houston, Editing by Sandra Maler)
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Comments (10)
philwoodman wrote:
Cool! since the leak is only 5K/day that’s all of it, right? Maybe – if it was stopped they would have said that. Well all we have to do is subtract 5K from the current rate and get the amount we’ve been lied to about.
stompk wrote:
Umm, I have to wave the big BS flag.
How is a 4″ pipe capturing all of the oil coming out of a 21″ pipe?
What about the leak from the top of the BOP?
BoycottBP wrote:
Does this mean that BP will finally admit that the leak was greater than 5,000 barrels per day? Or are they implying that it is all being siphoned and no more is leaking?
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