A BP executive on Thursday agreed with a U.S. government estimate that the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico could be pumping up to 5,000 barrels a day of crude into the ocean, far more than previously thought.
A BP executive on Thursday agreed with a U.S. government estimate that
the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico could be pumping up to 5,000 barrels a day
of crude into the ocean, far more than previously thought.
"I would say the range is one to 5,000 barrels a day," said Doug
Suttles, BP Chief Operating Officer for Exploration and Production, interviewed
on the NBC Today show.
The
U.S.
government's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) earlier
said that more than 200,000 gallons of oil a day were now thought to be spewing
into the Gulf from the debris of the Deepwater Horizon rig, which sank last
week following a deadly explosion.
British energy giant BP, which leases the rig and has been leading the response
to the disaster along with the U.S. Coast Guard, had earlier said they believed
the flow of oil at 1,000 barrels, or 42,000 gallons, a day.
"We'll take help from anyone," Suttles told NBC. "We welcome the
offer from the Department of Defense. We're working with the experts from
across the industry."
The head of the
U.S.
military northern command (NORTHCOM), General Victor Renuart, said Wednesday
that the
U.S.
military was ready to help, but hadn't been asked.
Northcom has "a supporting relationship to the Department of Homeland
Security and primarily the Coast Guard," Renuart said.
"We have some capabilities that could be used, however right now the
situation seems to be managed well by the Department of Homeland Security and
U.S. Coast Guard, so we continue to monitor the situation," he told
reporters.
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