Macondo flow rate estimate jumps

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Gushing: Government teams increase flow rate estimates.

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By Noah Brenner Josh Lewis & Anthea Pitt

 09 June 2010 17:40 GMT

A panel of government scientists has upped its best estimate of the flow coming from the Macondo well to a range of about 20,000 barrels per day to 25,000 bpd from a range of 12,000 bpd to 19,000 bpd.





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