Before the cap was put on the well by 3rd June, the flow rate could have been reached, suggests the US Geological Survey held recently.
Around 1.7 Mn gallons (40,000 barrels) have been gushing out from a blown-out Gulf of Mexico well. This comes to about twice the volumes estimated before.
UK PM David Cameron and President Obama to meet during the weekend to discuss about the spill.
Amid US and UK assurances, BP's chairman has been asked to meet President Obama next week to ensure that bilateral ties would not be effected by the crises.
Oil has been leaking into the Gulf since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded on 20 April and sank off the coast of the US state of Louisiana, killing 11 workers.
BP said the device placed on the well collected 15,800 barrels of oil on Wednesday - slightly up on the 15,010 barrels collected in the previous 24-hour period.
As per the latest updates, market has responded by 6.65% fall in BP's share prices, along with the earlier plunge of 12%.
ReplyDeleteChancellor George Osborne responded by saying, "We are all concerned about the human and environmental impact", after his discussions with BP's chief executive Tony Hayward.
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