BP now reports they are siphoning 210,000 gallons of oil per day. But that’s not ALL the oil coming out of the leak. Last week they were estimating the leak was spewing 210,000 gallons a day…no it looks like twice that.

Using the following widget, let’s say BP is harvesting half of the oil using the siphon tube. That would mean there was at least 420,000 gallons per day is leaking from the pipe — 12.5 million gallons total so far. We’re beyond the Exxon Valdez at this point.