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 Why Catherine O'Hara's death feels like a 'gut punch.' New batch of Epstein files contains more eyebrow-raising claims. The world's richest shipwreck 'is still sitting there.' This 'nerd' student DJ was a phishing mastermind. Get breaking news in your inbox. What you need to know, as soon as we know it. Sign up Report an error