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BP sees 60,000-80,000 b/d of oil recovery capacity

06/21/2010
By Paula Dittrick
BP PLC has outlined plans to collect 60,000-80,000 b/d of oil by mid-July from the deepwater Macondo blowout well on Mississippi Canyon Block 252 in the Gulf of Mexico. As OGJ went to press last week, federal officials were reviewing the plans.By June 30, BP said it plans to be able to collect up to 40,000-53,000 b/d from the gulf. The collection capacity range represents installed design capacities of various drillships, tankers, and multiservice vessels that BP is currently using or plans to use.A federal team of scientists and engineers updated the well flow rate on June 16, putting it at 35,000-60,000 b/d. The latest estimate is based on pressure measurements available after BP cut a ...
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