BP brings in tanker to help capture Gulf oil
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June 10, 2010, Thursday
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HELP is on the way to bolster the work being done to contain the crude spewing from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, including a tanker from the North Sea that will provide an important assist, the point man for the government's response to the disaster said yesterday.
The current containment system is catching 2.4 million liters daily, Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen told a news briefing in Washington. Officials had previously cited that figure as the system's general capacity, but Allen said officials now believe it can handle 2.86 million liters daily.
Even so, there's still more oil eluding capture. To help gather the rest of the oil, BP is bringing in a second vessel that will increase capacity, as well as the North Sea shuttle tanker that will assist in the transport of the oil. The company previously also said it plans to switch the current containment cap with a slightly larger one that will seal better and trap more oil.
The government is also keeping a close eye on how BP is reimbursing people for their losses in the Gulf. Allen has written to BP CEO Tony Hayward demanding "more detail and openness" about how the company is handling mounting damage claims, reminding the beleaguered executive that his company "is accountable to the American public for the economic loss caused by the oil spill."
The government has estimated that around 2.3-4.5 million liters a day are leaking, but a scientist on a government team studying the oil flow said on Tuesday that his group may determine the daily rate is, in fact, 3-6.8 million liters.
The oil now being captured is being pumped to a ship on the surface where workers are burning off the natural gas attached to the crude and shipping the remaining oil to shore. In addition, the British oil giant is preparing to deploy a device called an EverGreen Burner that turns the oil-and-gas mixture into a vapor that is pushed out its 12 nozzles and burned without creating visible smoke.
The burn rig will be moved away from the main leak site so the flames and heat do not endanger other vessels.
The current containment system is catching 2.4 million liters daily, Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen told a news briefing in Washington. Officials had previously cited that figure as the system's general capacity, but Allen said officials now believe it can handle 2.86 million liters daily.
Even so, there's still more oil eluding capture. To help gather the rest of the oil, BP is bringing in a second vessel that will increase capacity, as well as the North Sea shuttle tanker that will assist in the transport of the oil. The company previously also said it plans to switch the current containment cap with a slightly larger one that will seal better and trap more oil.
The government is also keeping a close eye on how BP is reimbursing people for their losses in the Gulf. Allen has written to BP CEO Tony Hayward demanding "more detail and openness" about how the company is handling mounting damage claims, reminding the beleaguered executive that his company "is accountable to the American public for the economic loss caused by the oil spill."
The government has estimated that around 2.3-4.5 million liters a day are leaking, but a scientist on a government team studying the oil flow said on Tuesday that his group may determine the daily rate is, in fact, 3-6.8 million liters.
The oil now being captured is being pumped to a ship on the surface where workers are burning off the natural gas attached to the crude and shipping the remaining oil to shore. In addition, the British oil giant is preparing to deploy a device called an EverGreen Burner that turns the oil-and-gas mixture into a vapor that is pushed out its 12 nozzles and burned without creating visible smoke.
The burn rig will be moved away from the main leak site so the flames and heat do not endanger other vessels.
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