Breaking: U.S. Raises Estimate of Oil Flow. Ranges Between 35,000 and 60,000 Barrels Per Day

[flpoljunkie]

U.S. significantly increases flow estimate of BP spill

REUTERS

Jun 15, 2010 17:17 EDT

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A team of U.S. scientists significantly increased its estimate of how much oil is gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's blown-out well on Tuesday.

The team said the "most likely flow rate of oil today" ranges from 35,000 to 60,000 barrels per day.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2010/06/us_significantly_increases_flow_estimate_of_bp_spi.php?ref=fpbrk

[Inuca]

1. I am ALMOST at the point

where I do not want to follow this any longer out of selfish self-preservation (of the mental kind). How much worse can it get?

[flpoljunkie]

2. The worst? The Deep Horizon well is estimated to contain 50 million barrels of oil.

The hope is that one of the two relief wells being dug will work to stop the flow--perhaps in early August.