BP: Systems caught 24,395 barrels of oil Thursday

By Reuters
Posted July 9, 2010 at 9:52 a.m.

BP said Friday it is hooking up a third vessel to increase oil-capture capacity at the Gulf of Mexico spill to 53,000 barrels a day from 28,000 barrels a day.

BP spokesman Mark Proegler said that increased capture should start “in a couple of days.”

BP also said its current oil-capture systems at the leak collected or burned off 24,395 barrels of oil Thursday.

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One comment:

  1. James July 9, 2010 at 11:16 a.m.

    Great News !!! With that progess you will be completed in Novemeber of 2042. Keep up the good work BP !!! Jeezsh – you guys are fast.