Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. BP Plan to Increase Capture Rate of Spill to Take Another Month VOA News 11 June 2010 Transocean Discoverer Enterprise burns off natural gas as it takes on oil from the broken BP wellhead at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico 08 Jun 2010 Photo: AP Transocean Discoverer Enterprise burns off natural gas as it takes on oil from the broken BP wellhead at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico 08 Jun 2010 The U.S. government says energy giant BP has a plan that could double its capacity to capture leaking oil in the Gulf of Mexico -- but that it will be more than a month before the equipment is in place to do that. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen told reporters Friday that BP's plan calls for using bigger tanker ships, flexible riser pipes and a more permanent containment cap on the damaged, leaking well -- all to be in place by mid-July. He said the system would have a capacity of up to 50,000 barrels of oil per day. The current containment system has a capacity of 28,000 barrels per day. BP released figures Friday showing that it captured 15,400 barrels during the last 24 hours. The admiral said larger tanker ships are en route to the Gulf from the North Sea and are expected to be in the region in the next three weeks. The U.S. government had requested the long-term plan from BP earlier this week. The admiral also said the current flow rate estimates will continue to be refined. He said BP is working to put pressure gauges on the riser coming from the oil well to get more accurate readings to better determine flow rates. The U.S. Geological Survey Thursday released new estimates showing more than 40,000 barrels of oil may have been leaking daily from the well, more than twice previous estimates, before BP cut a pipe to attach a containment device. Prior government estimates said 12,000 to 19,000 barrels of oil were gushing per day. Meanwhile, the U.S. has summoned top BP executives to a meeting at the White House next Wednesday to discuss the massive spill with President Barack Obama. It is unclear if BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward will attend. Mr. Obama said Thursday there is broad bipartisan support in Congress for revised laws to prevent and respond to disasters such as the Gulf oil leak. But a six-month ban on deepwater offshore drilling has angered the governor of the Gulf Coast state of Louisiana. Governor Bobby Jindal, a Republican, warned Thursday that the ban will cost his state thousands of needed jobs. Despite the criticism, BP is getting some support from Britain, with officials there emphasizing the economic value BP brings to both countries. They said British Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to speak with President Obama by phone in the coming days.  Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters. .