more BP story analysis

Here's more coverage of the oil spill, a where-are-we-now in the process of the disaster.

Chicago Tribune, title- As plugging attempt nears, BP now says role of expensive relief wells unclear
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-ap-us-gulf-oil-spill,0,1622568.story

The NY Times,title: BP Readies Plan to Pump Mud Into Runaway Well:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/us/03spill.html?hp


Both articles mention an amount of oil leaked so far, but number of gallons differ vastly.
Here's the NY Times version:
The tests come 18 days after BP placed a tight-fitting cap on the well that put a temporary end to months of leaking that had released as much as five million barrels of oil into the waters of the gulf. The well had been gushing out of control since the explosion that crippled the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig on April 20, killing 11 workers.

Here's the Tribune/AP version:
Engineers hoped to complete a final test by Monday evening to determine whether to proceed with the static kill. If the test is successful, Wells said, engineers would spend most of Tuesday and likely part of Wednesday slowly pumping the heavy mud down the well, which has spewed as much as 184 million gallons.

The NY Times mentions it in the 3rd paragraph.
The Tribune/AP mentions it second to last/last paragraph.

Both mention Hurricane Bonnie.

The Tribune/AP article quotes a Louisiana State University professor of environmental sciences saying that he's hoping that the process works.

The Times quotes a program director of the Petroleum Extension Service at the University of Texas, Austin, stating that the process is not complete and a leak could still occur.