BP Tries to Capture More Oil With Tighter Well Cap
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BP Tries to Capture More Oil With Tighter Well Cap
BP diverted 15,200 barrels from the well to surface ships yesterday, according to a posting on its website. The company has captured more than 750,000 barrels of the estimated 2.9 million to 5 million barrels that have leaked since an April 20 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig led to the biggest oil spill in U.S. history.coach outlet(coach outlet)
To help pay for what has grown to be the biggest oil spill in U.S. history, BP is in talks to sell assets to Apache Corp., including its stake in Alaska oil fields, two people familiar with the discussions said today.coach bags.
Replacing the cap and attaching the Helix Producer I may increase the oil-collecting capacity to as much as 80,000 barrels a day. A government-led panel of scientists has estimated the well is leaking 35,000 barrels to 60,000 barrels a day.coach purses(coach purses)
BP unbolted a flange from the top of the leaking well, a precursor to attaching the new cap sometime in the next week, Senior Vice President Kent Wells said today. The London-based company also plans to begin collecting some of the leaking oil aboard the Helix Producer I vessel later today, he said.
July 11 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc worked today to install a new cap intended to capture all of the oil leaking from its Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico.coach handbags(coach handbags)