by slinkerwink
This report by Bloomberg basically confirms what we've known all along---BP was lying about the original oil estimate from the start. They knew the oil estimate could possibly be higher than the 1,000 barrels a day, and this is precisely why we've needed an independent official estimate of the oil spill----and we still don't have that estimate. May 26 (Bloomberg) -- A BP Plc document shows the company’s well in the Gulf of Mexico may be leaking about 14,000 barrels of oil a day, more than publicly estimated, U.S. Representative Edward Markey said today. The internal BP document from April 27 put a high estimate for the leak at 14,266 barrels a day, Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, said today at a House Natural Resources Committee hearing. At the time, BP was saying publicly that its well was leaking 1,000 barrels a day, Markey said. Please read for more information about the BP internal document below the jump, and the excellent work that Representative Markey (D-MA) has done on this issue:
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