WASHINGTON - British Petroleum (BP) executives admitted on Tuesday that good solutions are still being sought to tackle the Gulf of Mexico oil spill while US officials are weighing a new method to clean up the mess with dispersant chemicals injected underwater.
Wholesale Jerseys USA. NO GOOD SOLUTIONS YET The original estimate was that the leak, caused by an explosion of a BP oil rig in the Gulf on April 20, was gushing oil at a rate of 5,000 barrels a day. But if things go badly, BP executives told US lawmakers in a closed-door meeting here in Washington on Tuesday, the figure could grow to 60,000 barrels a day, or 2.5 million gallons.