by jamess
You've got to love breathless headlines, full of the 'best spin' possible. BP manages to catch some leaking crude oil Canwest News Service - June 4, 2010 It's estimated BP is siphoning oil at a rate of about 1,000 barrels a day so far. The damaged well has been spewing between 12,000 and 25,000 barrels a day since April. Allen said the containment cap had not made a perfect seal over the riser pipe, so oil may still be able to escape even after the vents are closed. 1,000 / 12,000 = 8.3% 1,000 / 25,000 = 4.2% But what does SOME really mean if we choose to use the Worst Case scenario numbers, that BP gave Congress, behind closed doors? It seems we are approaching that 'Worst Case' ... 1,000 / 60,000 = 1.7% Yes, I guess, that might qualify as "some" of the Oil being captured. Of course that should be immediately follow by the question: Well that means "SOME" of it is still gushing, Right? How Much ... are in each of those 'some's?
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