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National Public Radio: A BP official conceded Thursday that more oil is spewing into the Gulf of Mexico than the company had previously acknowledged, as crude from the massive spill seeped into coastal areas from Louisiana to Alabama. Company spokesman Mark Proegler said about 5,000 barrels of oil a day are being diverted by a mile-long tube inserted into the leaking pipeline -- equal to the amount that BP and the government have estimated is gushing out. But Proegler said some oil is still escaping into ......
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Oil Fouls Louisiana Marshes, Seeps Into Gulf Current
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on May 20th, 2010
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