LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - BP BP.L said oil was still leaking into the sea from its well in the Gulf of Mexico despite earlier saying it was capturing 5,000 barrels of oil per day -- the level the oil major previously said was leaking in total.
“It’s not everything that’s coming out,” a spokesman said, in relation to the amount that is being captured after a tube was inserted into the leaking pipe to siphon the oil.
Reporting by Tom Bergin; Editing by Erica Billingham
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