奥巴马政府表示，控制墨西哥湾泄漏的石油的工作正在取得进展，每天收集的石油都有增加。
美国海岸警卫队海军上将泰德-艾伦星期二在华盛顿对记者说，过去24小时内已经收集大约1万5千桶石油，而前一天则收集了1万1千桶石油。
艾伦上将领导政府处理石油危机的工作。他说，海上收集石油的船只还没有装满。
石油继续从破裂的油井中泄漏出来。艾伦上将说，由美国地质调查局领导的专家正努力制定精确的流量估计，以确定已经流入墨西哥湾的石油总量。
The Obama administration says efforts to contain the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are making progress, with more oil captured each day.
Speaking to reporters in Washington Tuesday, Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen said almost 15,000 barrels of oil were contained in the past 24 hours, up from about 11,000 barrels the previous day.
Allen leads the government’s response to the crisis. He says vessels on the surface collecting the oil have yet to reach their maximum capacity.
Oil continues to escape from the leaking well, and Allen says experts led by the U.S. Geological Survey are working on finding an accurate flow-rate estimate to determine how much oil has been released into the Gulf.