http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-20/bp-well-stays-shut-with-u-s-support-as-leaks-pose-no-threat.htmlThe company said yesterday it stands ready to resume burning about 8,000 barrels of oil a day aboard the Q4000 vessel, and to collect as much as 25,000 barrels a day aboard the production ship Helix Producer I. BP is continuing work to connect two other vessels that would bring total capturing capacity to as much as 80,000 barrels a day.
To resume surface collection, BP would have to spill oil into the Gulf for several days to reduce pressure enough for the ships to handle the flow, and clear the well of any sand that may have collected, Allen said.So they "have to spill oil into the Gulf for several days to reduce pressure enough for the ships to handle the flow" 90 days after the gusher started gushing? How about getting some more ships there, I don't know, 85 days ago?
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