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The capping stack installation and be able to test for pressure in the integrity of the well bore. these kind of overlap. i don't want to lose track of the fact that we're following a very robust containment strategy actually started in early june where we directed bp to come up with alternatives to increase redundancy and capacity related to the new flow rate numbers. so with that said, what's going to happen is we will be initiating the tests later on this evening and i'm going to stun you with my audio-visual aids here. because i'm at lake front airport. i've had no access to powerpoint. he...

We know because of the new flow rate numbers we need to increase capacity. additional vessels being brought into the area and anticipate by the end of the month of june and capacity will increase to 53,000 barrels a month. following that thought a decision made will be reached mass capacity with the recovery system we have on the scene with the containment cap. at that point the officers will be -- unbolt the plans, small section of pipe we needed to shear cut and replace it with a solid bolted on cap that can be linked to a new flexible production system and alloy us to use production platfor...

The goal is over this week and into next week to create a command and control structure and backbone to utilize all those 2,000 vessel opportunities out there. that reflects a strange in situation in both the supply and demand of assets. most recently earlier this week we announced the new flow rate numbers and as you know, we think it is somewhere around 35,000 is the most probable but the range goes up to 60,000 barrel as day at the high end of the scientific evaluations. to that end we need to redouble the efforts regarding skimming capability. from shore out to 50 miles as we have the oil ...

That wasn't in the speech, details on the escrow account but there were other things peopled wanted to hear. >> the president did not mention those new flow rate numbers that you mention at the top, now up to 60,000 barrels a day, much and much different than what bp said at the beginning when the range was 1,000 to 5,000 barrels. maybe that was not mentioned because it doesn't really fit into the president's narrative about how the federal government really does have a handle on this now. he didn't get into details about that escrow account. he didn't give a dollar figure. he also didn't say ...

Bp is under orders to come up with a more aggressive plan for containing the oil and capping the spill. admiral alan says the government ordered that when officials discovered the oil was spilling about twice as fast as it originally thought. >> we were concerned because if you look at the flow rate numbers and the amount of oil that will be potentially out there at risk, we wanted them to give us a faster plan with greater redundancy and reliability as we move forward this is the kind of thing the president is likely to see in alabama where governor reilly said he'll ask mr. obama for more le...