Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Subsea Operational Update from BP



• For the last 12 hours on June 15th (noon to midnight), approximately 4,830 barrels of oil were collected and 14.6 million cubic feet of natural gas were flared.
• On June 15th, a total of approximately 10,440 barrels of oil were collected and 25.1 million cubic feet of natural gas were flared.
• Oil collection volumes were lower on June 15th due to the direct lightening strike on the Enterprise.
• Total oil collected since the LMRP Cap containment system was implemented is approximately 160,400 barrels.
• Collection commenced on the Q4000 at ~9:50pm with hydrocarbons reaching surface at ~1am on the 16th. We expect to optimize collection over the next few days.
• The next update will be provided at 6:00pm CDT on June 16, 2010.

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