Monday, June 7, 2010

BP says capturing 11,100 bpd of Gulf oil leak



HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc said its cap system at an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico captured 7,541 barrels of oil in the 12 hours through noon on Monday, which could bring the daylong total to more than 15,000 -- the company's highest capture rate yet. A shrimp boat skims oil in Bartaria Bay near Venice, Louisiana June 6, 2010. BP Plc said its cap system at an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico captured 7,541 barrels of oil in the 12 hours through noon on Monday, which could bring the daylong total to more than 15,000 -- the company's highest capture rate yet. (REUTERS/Sean Gardner) BP said on Monday it would begin providing oil capture updates every 12 hours rather than 24, as the company had...

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