* BP says cap system collected 7,850 barrels so far June 8 * More surface capacity needed as rate increases (Updates with oil collected so far Tuesday) By Kristen Hays HOUSTON, June 8 (Reuters) - BP ...
New measure is supposed to allow ships to capture all the oil gushing in the Gulf. In this image taken from video provided by BP PLC, the new containment cap is lowered toward the oil spill in the ...
(Reuters) - BP Plc has placed a containment cap with a seal on jagged remnants of a pipe at the wellhead of an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. The move is part of an effort to contain most of the leak ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - After securing a new, tight-fitting cap on top of the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico, BP prepared Tuesday to begin tests to see if it will hold and stop fresh oil from polluting ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- BP robots attached a new, tighter-fitting cap on top of the gushing Gulf of Mexico oil leak Monday, raising hopes that the crude could be kept from polluting the water for the ...
BP was granted an additional 24 hours to keep the Gulf of Mexico oil well containment cap sealed, but something appears to be seeping from the seafloor about two miles away. Judy Woodruff reports. The ...