A professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue testified to a House subcommittee yesterday, saying that the Gulf of Mexico oil gusher is actually much worse than BP's estimate of 5,000 barrels per day.
Citing a 20 percent margin of error, he claimed the well is jetting between 76,000 and 104,000 barrels per day, but noted that a more accurate reading would come from observing the well over time. |