That would mean cutting the existing riser, but now that the siphon inserted into it is bringing oil up to the barges it means risking a serious setback.

这就意味着要剪断已经存在的立管，但现在插在那儿的虹吸管正把油吸入驳船内。这样做就要冒一个严重挫败的险。

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BP says it expects to siphon oil from a gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico later tonight.

英国石油公司表示今晚有望从墨西哥湾油井中用虹吸管把油抽走。

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BP is still at work drilling two relief Wells to siphon off the oil that is still gushing out.

英国石油公司仍在努力钻探两个减压井以转移仍在喷发中的石油。

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This turned into a crisis last January when Belarus started to siphon the oil off the pipes and Gazprom then cut the oil from pumping.

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Over the weekend BP successfully mounted a pipe to siphon some of the oil and gas from the leaking wild well.

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That would mean cutting the existing riser, but now that the siphon inserted into it is bringing oil up to the barges it means risking a serious setback.

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