BP (NYSE:BP) Delaying Attempts To Cap Oil Spill

As the frustration and anger continues to mount, BP's (NYSE:BP) planned attempt to cap the oil spill today known as "top kill," is now delayed until possibly Wednesday at the earliest.

"It could slip to Wednesday because it has to be a day operation," said U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mary Landry on a conference call Sunday. Landry also added that she has visited the BP offices and confirms that "BP is working around the clock" on their attempts to resolve the fuel oil spill. "We are doing everything we can, everything I know," said Doug Suttles, chief operating officer at BP, on NBC's Today Show.

All the while, the oil siphoning attempts continue to drop daily. John Curry, BP's spokesperson told the Associated Press on Monday that the tube collected about 47,040 gallons of oil on Sunday. That's a significant drop from Saturday's collection of oil which was 57,120 gallons. Friday's siphoning brought in 92,400 gallons from the oil spill.

In a news release, BP said the mile long tube is "a new technology and both its continued operation and its effectiveness in capturing the oil and gas remain uncertain."

First Beach Closed, Thanks To BP (NYSE:BP)

The first beach has been closed in Louisiana thanks to the BP (NYSE:BP) oil spill. Officials in Grand Isle, LA. said this is due to thick gobs of oil being washed up onshore. Until now, only light sheen and tar balls had been washing up.

Now there is also orange colored splotches and heavier brown sheets, the consistency of latex paint says Chris Roberts, a local official who surveyed the area this morning. "You can scrape it off the beach but it's coming right back," said Roberts. As well as an awful stench, it's also coating the grasses and reeds of the Louisiana wetlands.

Doug Suttles, BP executive in charge of fighting the oil spill told CBS Early Show, the gusher could continue on until early August, this would be the worst case scenario. That's when a new well being drilled to permanently cap the flow could be finished.

BP (NYSE:BP) Pollution Cleanup Continues, Cover up Denied

BP (NYSE:BP) had estimated that the fuel oil spill from the oil pipeline was around 5,000 barrels a day. The U.S. government and some scientist have doubted and questioned this figure as the pollution cleanup continues.

BP oil has said that some of the third party estimates on the daily loss from the oil spill are inaccurate and are adamantly denying a cover up. A spokesman from the BP oil company said Friday, "it was only ever meant to be a rough estimate." This statement was prompted by the accusations by U.S. lawmakers accused them of hiding the true and full estimate of the spill.

BP has also stated that there are several ways to measure the oil that is leaking. The damage to the pipe has distorted the diameter by 30 percent, although this flow has been reduced by an additional 10 percent due to the pipe trapped inside the riser.

"Thus, some third party estimates of flow, which assume a 19.5 inch diameter, are inaccurate," BP said. Plus, there is data showing that 50 percent of the plume formed by the oil leak is natural gas not oil.