NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) – Engineers on Monday mulled options to seal an oil gush in the Gulf of Mexico after BP succeeded in capturing “some” oil and gas by inserting a mile-long tube into the main leak. The tube insertion was the first tangible sign of success in more than three weeks of efforts to prevent at least 210,000 gallons of oil from spewing unabated into the sea each day and feeding a massive slick off the coast of Louisiana. A relief well that would divert the flow and allow the well to be permanently sealed was one of the additional options under consideration, but it was not expected to be ready until August. BP senior executive vice president Kent Wells confirmed that after a temporary hitch in which the tube became dislodged overnight, siphoning operations were up and running once again. “We will look to… capture as much of the oil as we can,” he told reporters in Houston, Texas. “At this point, we don’t know what percentage we will capture” by the process, in which the oil was sucked up as if through a straw to the giant ship. A BP statement said simply that the four-inch…
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