BP clean-up of Gulf nowhere near promised result

Since the ongoing BP spill catastrophe began on April 20th in the Gulf of Mexico, skimming has captured only 67,143 barrels of oil, while burning has accounted for 238,095 barrels. However, more than 2 million barrels have been released into the gulf. In response to BP's efforts at cleaning oil from the gulf, one corporate spokesman said, "The numbers are what they are."