HOUSTON, May 15 (Reuters) - BP Plc will make another attempt to siphon oil from a blown-out well a mile beneath the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday after its first attempt hit a snag, a company official said.
BP wants to get the siphoning tube inserted late Saturday night and operational overnight, BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles told reporters in Robert, Louisiana.
(Reporting by Chris Baltimore; Editing by Doina Chiacu) Keywords: OIL RIG/TUBE (chris.baltimore@thomsonreuters.com; + 713 210 8500; Reuters Messaging: chris.baltimore.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
BP wants to get the siphoning tube inserted late Saturday night and operational overnight, BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles told reporters in Robert, Louisiana.
(Reporting by Chris Baltimore; Editing by Doina Chiacu) Keywords: OIL RIG/TUBE (chris.baltimore@thomsonreuters.com; + 713 210 8500; Reuters Messaging: chris.baltimore.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.