Admiral Thad Allen

“one of which has reached two miles (3km) below the seabed”

“one of which has reached two miles (3km) below the seabed, or about two-thirds of the way to its target, US disaster co-ordinator Admiral Thad Allen reported on Thursday.”

“one of which has reached two miles (3km) below the seabed, or about two-thirds of its way to its target”

“or about two-thirds of its way to its target”

“nearly double the amount of oil it was collecting from the ruptured undersea well by next month”

“50,000 barrels a day”

“On Friday, the head of the US Coast Guard, Admiral Thad Allen - the US official overseeing the clean-up of the oil spill - said BP would be able to almost double the amount of oil it was collecting f…”

“He said once a 'hard cap containment system' was in place, BP would be able to siphon off 50,000 barrels a day.”