The images show BP flaring methane gas from their siphon inserted into the riser pipe. At the time BP said they captured 5,000 barrels a day from the siphon, 100% of the estimated spill. Top kill and junk shot failed. They have since cut the pipe above the blowout preventer and flow has increased substantially.
Plans are to bring in a huge bunson burner, called an EverGreen burner. The device "turns a flow of oil and gas into a vapor that is pushed out its 12 nozzles and burned without creating visible smoke."
It's still a vacuuming operation, with the product stored in tankers and/or burned. Matt Simmons believes 100,000 to 150,000 barrels a day are flowing into the Gulf of Mexico. BP is preparing to process 28,000 barrels.
The bottom line: BP continues its risk management moves, while the government complies.
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