60,000 barrels a day

Oil estimate raised to 35,000-60,000

barrels a day

June 15, 2010

Government scientists Tuesday increased the estimate of oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico to between 35,000 and 60,000 barrels per day, up to 50 percent more than previously estimated. That translates into 1.5 million gallons to 2.5 million gallons per day.