U.S.: BP’s new cap grabbing some, but not all of, the leaking oil
- 6,000 number of barrels of oil the new cap is allowing BP to transfer per day
- 19k-25k number of barrels that are currently spewing out of the pipe daily source
- » A starting point: This total does not reflect a high point for how much oil they can siphon. To prevent the pressure from causing an explosion, they’re allowing some of the oil to go through vents which they plan to later close. So expect that 6,000 barrel total to go up.