BP's Leaky Fix: Can More Oil Be Recovered?

After seven weeks on the public relations griddle, the folks at BP are starting to get testy — and they arguably have a right to. Going from self-described corporate good guy to the only company in the world that could make Americans forget about Toyota, Goldman Sachs and the subprime mortgage brokers cannot be fun. Worse, the public's loathing of all things BP continues even as the company has some rare good news to report: With the lower marine riser package (LMRP) now in place over the stump of the riser pipe, BP has collected 11,100 bbls. of oil in the 24 hours from Sunday to Monday alone, and that rate of recovery is continuing.