BP says 23,290 barrels of leaking oil captured on Sunday

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The containment cap system installed on June 3 collected 14,570 barrels, while a second system started up on June 16 burned off 8,720 barrels, BP said.

BP Plc said on Monday that its oil-capture systems at the massive Gulf of Mexico leak collected or burned off 23,290 barrels of crude on Sunday.                                           
 
The containment cap system installed on June 3 collected 14,570 barrels, while a second system started up on June 16 burned off 8,720 barrels, BP said.