Oil giant BP confirmed today that its latest attempt to control the Gulf of Mexico crisis captured 16,600 barrels of oil in its first three days of operation.

BP OFFICIALS yesterday expressed their disappointment at failing to plug the uncontrolled flow of oil from the worst spill in US history.

BP officials today expressed their disappintment at failing to plug the uncontrolled flow of oil from the worst spill in US history.

Engineers were today anxiously waiting to see if their experimental repair attempt on the blown Gulf of Mexico oil rig would succeed.