BP doubles estimate of oil siphoned from leak

[sabra]

Source: MSNBC

Company raises bill for clean-up effort in Gulf of Mexico to $625 million

LONDON - BP Plc doubled the estimate of how much oil it was managing to siphon from the leak in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, as it also lifted the total bill for the clean-up to $625 million.

BP said its "quick fix" mile-long siphon tube deployed on the leaking well was now collecting 40 percent of the estimated 5,000 barrels of oil flowing into the sea per day, double the 1,000 barrels it was capturing on Monday.

"I do feel that we have, for the first time, turned the corner in this challenge," BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward said in Florida on Monday.

Still, concerns remain. The U.S. Coast Guard said 20 tar balls were found off Florida's Key West, but the agency stopped short of saying whether they came from the massive oil spill.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37205691/ns/gulf_oil_spill/

[Robbien]

1. Two thousand barrels out of five would be good news, however that five is highly questionable

But the news still keeps helping BP get away with the lie.

[dipsydoodle]

7. If it is in fact a lie

then your Coast Guard may have some questions to answer because that was their figure too. The figure was publicised by BP after consultation and advice from the Coast Guard.

[time_has_come]

2. How much oil is still escaping? How much is escaping from the smaller leak? These idiots don't know

the basic rules of PR.

Share all the information, quickly. Hiding behind snippets of "good news" will bring upon you the very wrath you want to avoid.

History holds many lessons in PR. It's incredible that one of the largest companies in the world hasn't learned them.

[doublethink]

3. I'd be interested to see an updated Video of the oil gusher .....

with this tube inserted supposedly doing its job. Took forever for BP to release the initial video of the gusher on the ocean floor. Come on BP ..... we know your filming your newest claims ...... right? Let's see it ... :eyes:

[sasquuatch55]

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

5. doubles estimate of oil siphoned from leak?

if you siphon somthing, don't you have the ability to measure the volume or weight of what you have captured?

[CLANG]

6. I smell a rat

[Kablooie]

9. but can he cook?

[Kablooie]

8. Well, that was easy, wasn't it? 4" pipe - check. Good days work - check. Pack up go home - check.

Nothing more to be done.