GoM oil Spill: BP Provides Update on Oil Collecting and Flaring for July 7 and 8

Subsea operational update:

• For the first 12 hours on July 8 (midnight to noon), approximately 8,565 barrels of oil were collected and approximately 3,940 barrels of oil and 28.3 million cubic feet of natural gas were flared.

• On July 7, total oil recovered was approx. 24,575 barrels:

• approx. 16,655 barrels of oil were collected,

• approx. 7,920 barrels of oil were flared,

• and approx. 57.6 million cubic feet of natural gas were flared.

• The next update will be provided at 9:00am CDT on July 9, 2010.

Updated July 8 at 6:00pm CDT

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Source: BP,July 9, 2010;