US | British Petroleum BP: The Tube Is In Oil giant hopes to siphon large part of gushing oil By Polly Davis Doig Posted May 16, 2010 11:19 AM CDT Copied BP chief operating officer for exploration and production Doug Suttles speaks in Venice, La., Sunday, May 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) BP has successfully inserted a pipe into the blown-out Deepwater Horizon well, a source confirmed to the Wall Street Journal, raising hopes that a majority of the leak could be siphoned up to a ship on the surface. A BP spokesman declined comment. Read These Next Cat food comes with a bunch of contaminants, per new investigation. Pressuring Cotton, Trump posts his number: 'Call Tom' In Prague, fans have a Depeche Mode moment. Trump's super intelligence push reverberates in Slovenia. Get breaking news in your inbox. What you need to know, as soon as we know it. Sign up Report an error