Meanings of seab equipment in English

In the meantime, BP is testing pressure in the well and seabed equipment, he said.

As BP ramps up the containment cap system, the energy giant is moving to siphon more oil through other seabed equipment.

That cap will be connected by hose to seabed equipment that will route oil and gas to another hose hooked to a floating pipe.

BP used the Q4000 system and accompanying seabed equipment installed last month for its failed "top kill" effort to smother the leak.

Allen said officials may build a pressure venting system to install on seabed equipment before the relief well is finished, which could take a week.

The second system is re-using seabed equipment BP installed in May for its failed "top kill" effort to smother and plug the well, BP said.

The Q4000 system is reusing seabed equipment installed in May for BP's failed "top kill" effort to smother and plug the leak, the company said.