BP preparing to switch seabed oil-capture caps
None
BP Plc prepared on Saturday to remove a containment cap atop its gushing Gulf of Mexico oil leak and replace it with a bigger cap and seal that could fully contain the crude, the company said.
BP said in a statement that the process would take four to seven days. In the time between the current cap's removal and before the new cap is bolted on, crude will gush unchecked from the leak, BP said. But once the new cap is installed, it could ensure no more crude leaks from the seabed. Oil captured by the cap would be funneled to vessels on the surface. (Reuters)
