BP relief well closes in on Macondo

GULF OF MEXICO - Ships and drilling rigs surround the Discoverer Enterprise as it continues to recover oil from the Deepwater Horizon drill site June 15, 2010. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Bob Laura.

Containment work: at Mississippi Canyon Block 252

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By Noah Brenner Anthea Pitt & news wires

 25 June 2010 01:24 GMT

UK supermajor BP said today the relief well to plug the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is on track and now has the blown-out well in its sights.

BP said in a statement today the first of two relief wells had successfully detected the MC252 well and would continue to a target intercept depth of 18,000 feet, when "kill" operations would begin, reported Reuters.

Oil collection at Macondo remained lower Friday, even after crews re-attached a containment cap bringing oil to the surface.

For the first 12 hours on Thursday BP captured 11,255 barrels of oil and 27.2 million cubic feet of natural gas.

Of that total, 7215 barrels came up to the Discoverer Enterprise and 4040 barrels were burned by the…

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