WASHINGTON/VENICE Louisiana (Reuters) - British energy giant BP Plc plans to double the amount of oil it is capturing from its ruptured Gulf of Mexico well to 20,000 barrels per day, the Coast Guard admiral leading the government relief effort said on Monday.
The figure underscored some scientists' concerns that the May 27 government estimate of the amount of oil billowing from the mile-deep well, 12,000-19,000 bpd, may be too low. The 49-day-old spill is causing an ecological and economic disaster along the Gulf Coast.
